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Education Notes

March 31, 2021 Leave a Comment

The failure of US public schools to educate working class (and especially black, Hispanic, and Native American) students is not terribly affected by periods of austerity. The schools fail in good times and bad, whether teachers are well paid or not and whether they’re unionized or not. On the other hand, it is increasingly clear […]

CUNY START Talk

March 31, 2021 Leave a Comment

I’d like to begin by thanking Mia Simon for inviting me to talk with you this morning. I’m glad to be here. There are a number of familiar faces in the room and I’m happy to be back among them. My periodic returns to CUNY are almost always opportunities to recall how many interesting things […]

Contextualized Learning Technical Assistance Project

March 25, 2021 Leave a Comment

Introduction In July of 1992, the Division of Adult & Continuing Education at CUNY’s Office of Academic Affairs received funding from the New York State Education Department to conduct a year-long, state-wide technical assistance project for programs interested in exploring and implementing contextualized learning approaches. The Division worked with staff members of STEPS, Inc. […]

I have been a political activist for more than fifty years. Soon after college, I began driving a taxi in New York City and became an active member of the Taxi Rank and File Coalition. That experience profoundly shaped my views and I remain friends with many of my taxi comrades.

In 1978, I stopped driving and entered into education work–which I then did for more than thirty years–almost all of it at the City University of New York. That also profoundly shaped my views.

At the same time, I continued my political activities–most importantly as an editor of Race Traitor, an editor of Insurgent Notes and part of the editorial group of Hard Crackers.

The writings collected here reflect all those experiences. My intention is to regularly post new things that I’ve written.

However you found your way here, I hope that you find something of value. I would really like hearing from you about your thoughts and reactions. Write me here.