Category: Education

November 7, 2013 By Oren M. Levin-Waldman Economics has long been divided into two warring camps: the neoclassical economists who argue that wages are set by supply and demand in

November 5, 2013 By Randi Weingarten The Common Core State Standards are taking so many hits these days that some might wonder why so many people think they should play

October 24, 2013    By Randi Weingarten, AFT President Join us in Reclaiming the Promise. Proponents of one vision, disguised as reform, hold closed-door meetings to design a plan to shut

October 21, 2013 By Oren M. Levin-Waldman, Ph.D. If nothing else the government shutdown demonstrates that neither party cares about the needs and interests of workers and the middle class.

October 17, 2013 Dr. Leonard Golubchick, Adjunct Professor of Education, Metropolitan College of New York, Long Island University,  St. Johns University The role of Labor in impacting the education of

October 16, 2013 By Oren M. Levin-Waldman, Ph.D. America is built on a tradition of individualism. The myth that America is a land of opportunity, and with hard work and

October 3, 2013 As Prepared for Delivery Before the NYC Council Committee on Education Wednesday, October 2, 2013 Good afternoon Chairman Jackson and all the members of the City Council’s

September 26, 2013 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—Almost 100 ESL teachers at Kaplan teaching centers in the city voted in June of 2012 to join the Newspaper Guild by

September 17, 2013 By Oren M. Levin-Waldman The Great Recession which began with the financial meltdown in 2007 not only resulted in massive job loss, long-term unemployment and rising income

August 23, 2013 By Richard Iannuzzi Albany, NY – Earlier this month, the State Education Department released results from the first standardized tests tied to the new Common Core standards