The Privatization of Everything chronicles the efforts to turn our public goods—free education, public health, open parks, clean water, and many others—into private profit centers. However, citizens can, and are, wresting back what is ours. Donald Cohen and Allen Mikaelian connects…
Pawtucket School Committee Meeting, 12-14-21
Teen Vogue: School Board Fights Will Be an Issue in 2022 Midterms
Miseducation is a column that chronicles what it’s like to be a student in the modern United States. BY MARY RETTA DECEMBER 2, 2021 Last summer, in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, many school districts intensified their focus on racial equity…
Executive Board Meetings, 2021-2022
September 29 October 27 November 17 December 15 January 26 February 23 March 30 April 27 May 25 June 3 (Executive Board Dinner) All dates are subject to change. All meetings will begin promptly at 3:45pm and will be…
Pawt. School Committee Meeting, 12-2-21
What it means when college courses are taught mostly by non-tenure-track faculty
BY THE TIMES EDITORIAL BOARDNOV. 28, 2021 3 AM PT The era of college courses taught mostly by tenured professors, who spend time on research and scholarly pursuits in addition to teaching, has been fading fast. Increasingly, the work of instructing students…