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Monday, September 24, 2012

Today in Labor History—September 24

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Canada's First IWW Charter, Vancouver, 1906 September 24, 1918  – The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) were declared illegal...
Sunday, September 23, 2012

Today in Labor History—September 23

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September 23, 1864  – The International Workers Association was founded on this date during a London solidarity meeting with Polish ...
Saturday, September 22, 2012

Today in Labor History—September 22

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(From the New York World) September 22, 1919  - Almost 400,000 steelworkers in 50 cities struck to protest intolerable working condit...
Friday, September 21, 2012

Today in Labor History—September 21

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September 21, 1896  - The militia was sent to Leadville, Colorado, to bust a miners’ strike. Leadville was a leading mining community durin...
Thursday, September 20, 2012

Is Everything We’re Teaching Garbage?

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Artificial intelligence theorist and education reformer Roger Schank has argued that virtually everything we currently teach to kids is...

Today in Labor History—September 20

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Chicago Stockyards, 1909 September 20, 1878  - Upton Sinclair was born in Baltimore, MD. Sinclair wrote the 1906 novel,  The Jungle, ...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Research Shows: Evaluating Teachers Based on Student Tests is Bad for Students

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The following is by Richard Rothstein, writing for the Washington Post's Answer Sheet : “. . . two years ago, EPI [Economic Policy...

Today in Labor History—September 19

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Alexander Berkman, 1892 September 19, 1892  –  Alexander Berkman  was convicted for attempting to assassinate Henry Frick and was sen...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Chicago Teachers Strike Ends in Defeat for Teachers and Unions

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The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) voted today to end their strike. 98% of the 800 delegates voted in favor of ending the strike, according...
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Report Calls for More Teacher Support and Less Testing

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Huck/Konopacki Labor Cartoons If California wants to improve student academic performance, it needs to emphasize recruiting, educating ...