In the wake of the horrific murder of a French high school teacher, President Emmanuel Macron is playing the Islamophobia card in hopes of distracting the country from his catastrophic failure to […]
World Congress in Defense of Public Education, Sept 26-27
The following invitation to participate in the First World Congress in Defense of the Public Education and Against Educational Neoliberalism was written by a broad coalition of educators in Latin America and […]
Latin American and Caribbean Educators in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter
The following statement by a large coalition of Latin American and Caribbean educators was first published at Otras Voces en Educación, an independent site dedicated to developing critical theory for educational change. […]
People’s Kitchens of Puerto Rico: Feed the people, not the debt!
As of May 4, Puerto Rico is reporting 1,806 confirmed coronavirus infections and 97 Covid-19 deaths. Compounding the public health crisis, recent natural disasters (hurricanes and earthquakes) and long-term neoliberal austerity have pushed […]
Puerto Rican Educators, Activists, and Unions: stop pushing school vouchers during pandemic
The following press release was issued by the Puerto Rican Broad Front in Defense of Public Education (FADEP) and published by the Federation of Teachers of Puerto Rico (FMPR). It speaks to […]
Puerto Rican Educators: Stopping coronavirus privatization of online learning
This statement by the Puerto Rican Broad Front in Defense of Public Education describes how educators, parents, and students stopped a proposal to privative aspects distance learning (online) in the wake of […]
Mercedes Martínez-Padilla: I am so proud my union, of my people, of my country (video)
The following message of thanks was written by the president of the Federation of Teachers of Puerto Rico (FMPR) in response to an outpouring of solidarity and aid in the wake of […]
Mercedes Martínez Padilla: Puerto Rican Teachers demand safety for students amidst aftershocks
This statement by Mercedes Martínez Padilla, the president of the Federation of Teachers of Puerto Rico, details a set of demands to guarantee staff and student safety as aftershocks continue as school […]