Education in the US
Detroit—a model for nationwide assault on public education
By Joe Kishore, March 19, 2010
Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb’s plan to shut down dozens of schools is part of a nationwide attack on public education, spearheaded by the Obama administration.
Detroit media, politicians back corporate plan to privatize education
By Walter Gilberti, March 19, 2010
Detroit Public School Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb is working closely with a coalition of wealthy philanthropic organizations and charter school advocates to massively reorganize the school...
Detroit to close 45 more schools
By Andre Damon, March 17, 2010
Robert Bobb, the emergency financial director hired by Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm to oversee shrinking the Detroit public school system, announced his plan to close 45 more public schools on ...
Obama education plan to push competitive funding
By Patrick Martin, March 15, 2010
The administration plan would change the funding mechanism established in the bedrock Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), one of the last major progressive reforms enacted in the Un...
Obama spearheads nationwide assault on public schools
By Kate Randall, March 13, 2010
In the guise of education “reform,” the Obama administration is spearheading an unprecedented assault on public education in the US, promoting a nationwide wave of school closures, teacher layoffs...
Kansas City school board votes to close 28 of 61 schools
By our reporter, March 12, 2010
The Kansas City (Missouri) Board of Education voted Wednesday night to close almost half of the city’s public schools.
Superintendent plans to close nearly half of Kansas City schools
By Tom Horton, March 10, 2010
On Wednesday, the Kansas City, Missouri, School District’s (KCMSD) board will vote on superintendent Dr. John Covington’s plan to close 26 of the district’s 61 schools, eliminating 700 jobs, inc...
Los Angeles sends layoff notices to 5,200 teachers
By D. Lencho and Kevin Martinez and Dan Conway, March 9, 2010
The Los Angeles Unified School District voted to send out 5,200 layoff notices to school employees, even as the teachers’ union was given control of 22 campuses in the city.
After the March 4 protests against education cuts
By Andre Damon and Joe Kishore, March 8, 2010
The demonstrations against education cuts on March 4 are an important step forward in the fight to defend public education, and raise important questions of political perspective.
In wake of Rhode Island firings
More teachers and “failing” schools targeted by Obama education policy
By John Marion and Kate Randall, March 8, 2010
In the wake of the mass firing of teachers at Central Falls High School in Rhode Island, Massachusetts has targeted 35 “failing schools” and teachers at six of them have been ordered to reapply fo...
ISSE members speak at San Diego rallies
March 6, 2010
Members of the International Students for Social Equality spoke March 4 at rallies in San Diego, which drew thousands of people to protest cuts to public education. The demonstrations were part of eve...
Thousands rally in San Diego, California against education cuts
By a WSWS reporting team, March 6, 2010
Members of the International Students for Social Equality addressed large demonstrations in San Diego, California, as part of protests throughout the state and country on March 4.
