Editor’s note: occasionally we feature opinion pieces written in support of issue campaigns by guest bloggers. This piece comes from a PTA supporter working with our friends at the #Yeson56 campaign, which would raise the tax on tobacco products (including vaping items) in order to fund anti-smoking prevention education programs aimed at minors and their […]
Next #DemDebate MUST Include K-12 Education Policy
The next #DemDebate is scheduled for the important primary state of Iowa on November 14, 2015. It’ll be broadcast by CBS in partnership with the Des Moines Register. Professor Julian Vasquez Heilig is leading the call for the families of 50 million students K-12 across the nation and the communities they live in to have […]
A National NEA Endorsement Vote Now Could Damage State-Level Organizing
Loren Scott is active in Los Angeles Democratic Party politics, the NEA, California Teachers Assocation. and a representative to UTLA (United Teachers of Los Angeles). This request is prompted by talk of NEA endorsing Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary which will determine the party’s nominee. A vote on the endorsement could occur as early […]
Six Education Policies A 2016 Presidential Candidate Must Embrace
On the eve of passage of amendments to the Senate’s Every Child Achieves Act, the Rev. Dr. William Barber, a distinguished contemporary Civil Rights leader, released a powerful statement of support that gave qualified support for the law’s draft reauthorization and pointed to the work ahead. He said: But as we under-resource our public […]