Kenzo Shibata is an activist who writes and teaches in Chicago. He's a founding member of the Caucus of Rank-and-File Educators.
Chicago’s criminal justice system has long been brutal and racist. State’s Attorney Kim Foxx has tried to change that in the last four years — which is precisely why she’s under attack right now.
No other presidential candidate has anywhere near as strong a platform on public education as Bernie Sanders. That’s why America’s teachers’ unions should endorse him for president.
Saturday's marches were successful because they rallied millions, not just a small core of activists.
Neoliberalism is the real affront to higher education — not Kanye West's honorary doctorate.
A radical critique of public education falls flat.
Teach for America wanted to help stem a teacher shortage. Why then are thousands of experienced educators being replaced by hundreds of new college graduates?
If only there were a solution “lying around” to attach to this crisis.