Michelle Rhee involved in the California Calderon ...

Choosing Democracy: Michelle Rhee involved in the California Calderon ...: National education reform advocate sought Calderon's influence Al Jazera America.  by  Trevor Aaronson   October 31, 2013  ...

Choosing Democracy: National Association for Multicultural Education -...

Choosing Democracy: National Association for Multicultural Education -...
Conference in Oakland. Nov. 6-10. 

Choosing Democracy: Obama is not a socialist. But, we are !

Choosing Democracy: Obama is not a socialist. But, we are !: D EMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA 75 Maiden Lane / Suite 702 / New York, NY 10038 212-727-8610 / fax 212-608-695...

Choosing Democracy: Rhee's Failures- Promotion, PR, not Evidence

Choosing Democracy: Rhee's Failures- Promotion, PR, not Evidence: Jeff Bryant Without doubt the poster person for the reform movement has been ex-chancellor of the Washington, D.C. publ...

Bart Strike settled- DSA Convention on Schedule

Bart Strike settled- DSA Convention on Schedule: The Bart Strike has been settled.  We await a vote on the contract. Building the Next Left : Rebirth and Renewal A ...

DSA Supports Bart Unions: Will hold its convention in Emeryville and Oakland

 DSA, which is celebrating its National Convention in Emeryville the weekend of October 25‐27 will face some of the inconveniences faced by 400,000 Bay Area commuters. But we join with the broad Bay Area progressive community in unconditionally supporting the BART workers in their fight for a fair contract

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) joins with the broad labor and social justice community in the Bay Area (including Jobs with Justice and the Chinese Progressive Association) in supporting the strikers of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART).

Even after the BART employees, represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021 and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555, and BART management were nearing a difficult economic agreement, management insisted that workers sacrifice long established work rules. The union negotiators offered to submit the rules to impartial binding arbitration, but the BART management team, led by a highly paid union busting attorney, refused. This precipitated the strike.

For the Bay Area Chinese Progressive Association statement on the strike see:

http://www.cpasf.org/standwithbartworkers

For the Bay Area Jobs with Justice statement on the strike see:

http://portside.org/2013‐10‐19/support‐bay‐area‐transit‐strikers

Opinion: On the road to school success - Michael H...

Choosing Democracy: Opinion: On the road to school success - Michael H...: Opinion: On the road to school success - Michael Hancock and Kevin Johnson and Angel Taveras and Julián Castro - POLITICO.com Interesting....

This is sadly how education policy is shaped.  I don't know of any improvement in schooling from the "progress" listed by Kevin Johnson.

Sacramento Unified Superintendent Resigns. Why thi...

Choosing Democracy: Sacramento Unified Superintendent Resigns. Why thi...: Sacramento City Unified Superintendent Jonathon Raymond has resigned.  He will leave the district in December. Raymond was ...

What if we default on our debt?

Choosing Democracy: What if we default on our debt?: “Sitting on the Pavement, Thinking About the Government” – What if we default on our debt?   (Dylan, “Subterranean Homesick ...

Building the next left in the Bay area

California continues to underfund its schools

Choosing Democracy: California continues to underfund its schools: Valuable new report from California Budget Project. Rising to the Challenge: Why Greater Investment in K-12 Education Matters for Califor...

NAME Conference - Oakland

Choosing Democracy: Test Obsession is Killing Education

Choosing Democracy: Test Obsession is Killing Education: by Jeff Bryant. Scores on the SAT –  “the nation’s most widely used”  college entrance exam – made news headlines recently, and the aver...