schools

Content about schooling, and workers' and student struggles in schools.

Schoolchildren on strike in 1985. Photo by Dave Sinclair

Protests against Oakland school closures

Oakland parents and teachers announce plans to sit-in to stop school closures

As 5 elementary schools are set for closure at the end of this school year, displacing around 900…

Toward A Student Unionism

A pamphlet written a few years ago by a member of the New SDS who learned about student syndicalism from Quebec students, that meditates on those…

Strike ballot for Birmingham teachers over forced academy plans

Teachers in thirteen primary schools in Birmingham are being balloted for strike action against…

Detroit high school students walkout protesting charterization and school shut downs

Detroit students walk out against school budget cuts and in solidarity with a nearby school…

CCTV in the common room

Blog reporting on my schools introduction of CCTV cameras in the sixth form block.

Some thoughts on Chomsky on Education

Some scattered thoughts on this recent video of Noam Chomsky talking about the different interpretations of 'education'. This largely got me…

Modern School pupils in Barcelona, 1901

The origin and ideals of the Modern School - Francisco Ferrer

Works by Franciso Ferrer; the founder of the anarchist modern school movement. Introduction by…

Quebec protests reach rowdy new level (with updates in comments)

Students in Quebec have been on strike since February. They have been upset about Premier Jean…

Bias and nationalism

Just a quick post about a hilariously bias passage in my A level poltitics text book

Rip-roaring markets and massive inequality - an interview with Paul Mason

Newsnight's engaged economics editor and author of Why It’s Kicking Off Everywhere, talks to Mute's…

What happens to 'failing' academies?

We know what the government does with 'failing' schools; turns them into academies.... but what do they do with failing academies?

Education round-up 1 April 2012

Short one cos it's easter. Just a bit on the next logical steps for the academies agenda.