New Orleans A colleague forwarded me an interesting “citizen wealth” strategy for lower income families to protect small resources: having a “money guard.” The P2P Foundation (peer to peer) included a piece on their website with the following story: Money guarding: “If you get a fairly decent chunk of money, you give it to …
Charter School Access
New Orleans I’m sorry but I would bet money that it will not only be in New Orleans that a self-interested principal like Kathy Riedlinger at Lusher Charter School figures out with her handpicked board how to get paid over $200,000 a year! There is simply no transparency or accountability in the governance of …
Using Popular Education
Chicago Among a number of fascinating discussions at the Organizers’ Forum board dialogue in Chicago was a sharing of how people used popular education techniques in leadership development and training. This was an area where we also benefited from a global perspective on organizing since the experience in Latin America and Africa using popular education …