Education Archive

VIDEO: Reclaiming Education from Corporate Capture

Featuring Jasmine Banks, Exec Director, UnKoch My Campus, and Prof Sharon Kirsch, co-founder, Save our Schools AZ.

by Future U/ October 10, 2021/ Education, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

AUDIOCAST: Reclaiming Education from Corporate Capture

Featuring Jasmine Banks and Sharon Kirsch.

by Future U/ October 9, 2021/ Audio, Education, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Podcast, Society/

A Learning Lesson for School Administrators

Some of the most enduring learning experiences come not via the classroom but by how administrators, teachers, students, parents, and …

by Roger Barbee/ October 5, 2021/ Education, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Political Operative Dons Sage Role to Influence Public Policy

Christopher Rufo testified in favor of Michigan Senate Bill 460.

by Future U/ October 2, 2021/ Education, Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Political Chatter Won’t Put a Good Roof Over on Our Public Schools

Useless noise manufactured to gain political advantage keeps us from addressing and solving major issues.

by Roger Barbee/ September 30, 2021/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan House Ed Panel Passes Bill to Bar Teaching Critical Race Theory

"The bill would prohibit schools from including “any form of race or gender stereotyping” in their curriculums."

by Future U/ September 28, 2021/ Education, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New UnKockMyCampus Report Highlights Koch Network Impact in K-12 Education

"With this funding, The Koch network is spreading their ideas, including climate disinformation and free-market philosophy."

by Future U/ September 22, 2021/ Education, Neoliberalism, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Clickbaiting” Diversity in Today’s Higher Education

"Is there a way out of the lived paradox of being /used/ to refurbish and rearticulate neo/liberal arrangements that govern and extract …

by Future U/ September 9, 2021/ Education, Neoliberalism, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: History Reframed

Former President Carter's "An Hour Before Daylight" (2001) compels a response.

by Roger Barbee/ August 29, 2021/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

Education Is Compromised When Politicians Get Into the Act

North Carolina’s F.A.C.T. (The Fairness and Accountability in the Classroom for Teachers and Students) is an example. It is about …

by Roger Barbee/ August 24, 2021/ Education, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Politics and Education

Do elected officials really think they can bury and erase this country’s racist histories with policies and lies?

by Ruben Martinez/ August 18, 2021/ Education, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

John Duley “Challenged Us, Instructed Us, Stretched Us, Supported Us, and Loved Us. And We Loved Him Back”

“Now is always the time when more good can be done.” (From the Iona Community, spoken at John Duley’s celebration …

by Ronald Dorr/ July 24, 2021/ Audio, Education, Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives, Podcast, Society, Video/

VIDEO: America’s Struggle with Truth-Telling & Critical Race Theory

This FutureU Forum was recorded on July 21, 2021, and featured Mark McCormick, Martha Bireda, and Ruben Martinez. Hosted by …

by Future U/ July 22, 2021/ Audio, Education, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Podcast, Video/

FUTUREU FORUM: Wed. July 21, 2p (Eastern), Truth-Telling, Critical Race Theory, and Academic Freedom

Recent condemnation of Critical Race Theory obfuscates truth-telling, bounds free speech, and jeopardizes academic freedom. Join Mark McCormick (Kansas ACLU), …

by Future U/ July 21, 2021/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

NEW BOOK: “Racial Healing in This Nation Can Only Occur Through a True Examination of America’s History”

In her new book, A Time for Change: How While Supremacy Ideology Harms All Americans, Dr. Martha R. Bireda “provides an …

by Future U/ June 20, 2021/ Education, Perspectives, Podcast, Society/