ART AND SOCIALISM WITH ALLAN BRACK WIN Art and Socialism - YouTube In this discussion we look at the role of the arts in the struggle for socialism, and the huge potential for developing our creative cultural voice in raising awareness and solidarity, and challenging the threat to humanity posed by the evils of late capitalism. Despite the efforts of capitalism to commodify and promote elitism … [Read more...]
The Oakland Teacher Strike: Context and Perspective
Jack Gerson a retired Oakland teacher and former member of OEA bargaining team and executive board writes about the wave of teacher strikes that hit the United States earlier this year. On February 21, 2019, the Oakland Education Association (OEA), representing 3,000 public school teachers and support workers in the city of Oakland, California, launched a strike that resonated throughout the … [Read more...]
Academisation: A Crisis of Education
Carel Buxton of the Newham Against Academisation Campaign wites about the crisis in our education system caused by the academisation of schooling. Education System Crisis The English education system is in crisis. School Governors and Headteachers are having to cope with the biggest funding deficit in living memory, a massive recruitment shortfall, record numbers of teachers leaving the … [Read more...]