schools

education and learning

Steven. — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 13:53:24 +0000

Education - further reading guide

Steven. — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:12:13 +0000

More information
*Jonathan Kozol:
- Savage Inequalities
- Illiterate America
- On Being A Teacher
- The Night Is Dark And I Am Far From Home
- Death At An Early Age
- Rachael and Her Children
- Free Schools
- Children of the Revolution
- Prisoners of Silence

*Michael Apple:
- Ideology and Curriculum
- Ideology and Practice in Schooling - w/Weiss

Mexico: Morelos teachers' strikers now seek "solution"

Alan — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:56:21 +0000

The last week have seen motorway blockades, occupations, national demonstrations and police violence that the people of Morelos had not seen in a long while, but now moves are being made towards a statewide deal on the Alianza por la Calidad Educativa (ACE) bill, co-written by Elba Ester Gordillo - head of the Sindicato Nacional para los Trabajadores en la Educación (SNTE), the teac

Mexico: Guerrero teachers occupy electoral institute in protest at educational reform bill

Alan — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:40:59 +0000

Around 300 teachers started Sunday with the occupation and "liberation" of a motorway tollbooth near to Chilpancingo, giving free passage to motorists, a tactic also used in support of the 50 day long (and counting!) teachers' strike in the bordering state of Morelos, which is also in protest

Mexico: Morelos teachers' strike continues with national support

Alan — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:10:00 +0000

As well as striking, the teachers - from Sección 19 of the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores para la Educación (SNTE) - have established a plantón (permanent encampment) in the city of Cuernavaca and also have employed motorway blockades, the "liberation" of tollbooths and even marched 85km north to Mexico City in order to demand the reform's reversal.

Learning to live, teaching to fail

Jason Cortez — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:33:52 +0000

The modern school is a crucial instrument for maintaining and justifying continued hierarchy and privilege in today's society. But that doesn't mean we should reject the idea of schools as centres of learning.

Pay strikes brewing in education and construction

Ed — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:09:43 +0000

Executive members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) unanimously voted to proceed with a formal ballot at a meeting on Friday 5th September.

Half a million council workers strike

Steven. — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:54:59 +0000

More than 500,000 workers were on strike on July 16 and 17, bringing disruption to schools, town halls, refuse collections and libraries throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

"This has been a fantastic response from our members," said UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis. "Local government workers have shown their anger and resentment towards this pay offer.

Oaxacan teachers reach agreement with their union and local government

Alan — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:19:07 +0000

The strike (previously reported on Libcom here and here), a contrast of almost blanket support from union members and almost blanket condemnation

Mexico: teachers' strike spreads up the Pacific coast while Oaxaca cautiously holds firm

Alan — Fri, 30 May 2008 23:50:13 +0000

On Friday 30th, the strike by the Oaxacan SNTE local (Sección 22, around whose strike coalesced the 2006 revolt) entered its 12th day, with more motorways blocked, more tollbooths closed down and more education buildings occupied throughout the state.