Education
Empathy in the Classroom
September 03, 2017
David L. Kirp , a professor of public policy at the University of California, Berkeley writes about the impact of teacher empathy on behavior and relationship building in the classroom.
Teachers and Social Justice Unionism on KBOO
March 05, 2017
Hyung Nam of PAT and Stephen Siegel of REA discuss their efforts to forge teacher-community alliances to save and improve public education in the age of Trump and corporate education "reform."
Handy Yes Magazine infographic on school privatization
February 11, 2017
DeVos donations and influence
January 31, 2017
More on DeVos contributions in this New Yorker piece.

Learn more about Betsy DeVos
January 18, 2017
At the senate HELP committee hearing for the cabinet nomination of Betsy DeVos to Secretary of Education, it was clear that DeVos was ill informed on education issues and unqualified for the job. Several conflicts of interest were also raised. To learn more about the millions of dollars Betsy DeVos contributed to conservative organizations and candidates read the Michigan Live article here. If you would like to read about her work with charter and private schools and conflicts of interest read the Salon article here. Read about the confirmation hearing in the New York Times here. Click on the button to link to the confirmation hearing.