WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CN08292019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsLittle Rock If the process of test scoring isn’t a national issue yet, it’s going to be. Fire fights have erupted in community after community at all levels, because there is no consensus on either the tests or what they measure. New York City is being hammered …
New Orleans Throughout the country parents, teacher unions, and community groups have been opposing the viral spread of privatization of public school systems and the efforts of charter school operators to expand their footprint in school districts. Perhaps the most controversial maneuvers are the state takeovers of local public school districts by removing duly elected …
New Orleans One of the ongoing crises of the 21st century thus far has been the struggle to control schools with all sides of this massive political and cultural war pretending and presuming that they are best capable of speaking for children. Schools have been batted about like ping pongs. Some school districts have been …