The Loeb Rule
A few days ago, I asked if any readers knew the history of early teacher unionization and the Loeb Rule. In comments, CCPhysicist asked for an explanation, so here it is, briefly: Until 1917, there was a forceful teachers union in Chicago, the Chicago Teachers Federation, led for a number of years by Margaret Haley. […]
Violent attacks on educational institutions
UNESCO has a report out on Education under Attack (PDF), violence directed at schools, teachers, students, and staff. It’s a quick and very chilling read.
Bad labor history award of the week
This week’s historical illiteracy award goes to the Education Partnership for a phrase in its report Teacher Contracts: Restoring the Balance. I’ll let others address the merits, because this one is an education historywhopper: Today’s teacher contracts reflect an earlier era in America: the age of the rise of industrial unions, during the 19th and 20th […]
Nicholas Winset
An emerging academic freedom case at Emmanuel College is about a somewhat iconoclastic accounting adjunct who followed the college’s advice to talk about Virginia Tech last week and then was fired for what happened in the classroom. At first glance, I wouldn’t want to be an Emmanuel official defending their decision.
Travel whiplash
By Sherman Dorn on April 22, 2007
I was back home last night after another quick overnight trip, this time to Orlando to interview candidates for the United Faculty of Florida executive director position. That’s the fourth overnight trip this month. As you can probably imagine, everything else is happening by sheer force of will right now, and I’m glad that I’m […]
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