In this interview conducted by educator Arnold Dodge, education historian Diane Ravitch discusses what's wrong with the agenda of the "corporate reform movement." She notes that a current obsession with testing and a persistent blaming of teachers is subverting learning for students. The emphasis on competition, entrepreneurship, and…

Public-sector management teams and their counterpart labor unions are faced with an ever-increasing myriad of challenges in the quest to produce collective bargaining agreements. Shrinking tax bases, declining levels of federal and state assistance, and public demands for downsizing and privatization are all factors that suggest that financial…

An introduction by Hugh D. Jascourt and this article analyze the effects of the United States Supreme Court ruling in "Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Association." Addresses the effect of the decision on fair-share-fee provisions in collective-bargaining agreements and its application to public-sector employees, particularly teachers. (50…

Contends that the United States Supreme Court ruling in "Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Association" leaves unanswered many questions as to what activities of exclusive collective-bargaining representatives are and are not chargeable to dissenting nonmembers of the organization. Reviews past precedent and forecasts further court litigation.…

If the notion of public and private spheres seems somehow quaint or old-fashioned, the distinction between public and private corporations will be that much more obscure. Yet Channel One broadcasts in a public school classroom are indisputably the result of a contract between a private corporation (Alloy Media + Marketing) and a public corporation…

The educational reform movement produced only incremental improvements in student achievement, prompting a need for greater focus on structural and cultural aspects of school organization. Parental choice is the necessary element for successful school reform in the future. The public educational system that has evolved in America is widely…