School ‘Reform’ the Walmart Way

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2013 The Walton family, better known as the Walmart heirs, have invested millions in trying to privatize Los Angeles public schools; perhaps the true culprit of the sequester is President Obama; meanwhile, the former pope's resignation can be seen as a sound surrender rather than a cowardly abdication. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

School’s Out for the Summer

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2009 Students who are signed up for summer school are the latest victims to fall through California's ginormous budget gap. On Friday, the superintendent of Los Angeles schools announced cancellations that will send packing most of the 225,000 kids who benefit from these programs each year, from elementary through high school, to the bewilderment of some working parents and concerned teachers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Paul Cummins: Turning Around L.A. Unified

Paul Cummins / Truthdig Dec 20, 2006 We're never going to make any progress reforming the nation's most dysfunctional school systems unless we first address the segregation that partitions our communities. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )