Randi Weingarten: How AFT Helped Teachers in Puerto Rico
Randi Weingarten, who is both president of the American Federation of Teachers and a veteran lawyer, describes the AFT’s efforts to save the pensions and...
Category : Puerto Rico
New York Times: “The Disappearing Schools of Puerto Rico”
The New York Times Magazine published a heart-breaking photo essay about the abandonment of schools in Puerto Rico, first because of its debt crisis,...
Puerto Rico: Governor Expected to Resign Today
Democracy raised its voices in the streets of Puerto Rico, demanding the resignation of the governor of Puerto Rico. He said no. They said yes....
Randi Weingarten: Corruption and Mismanagement in Puerto Rico
Governor and Former Puerto Rico Education Secretary Keleher Created a Perfect Storm of Indifference and Incompetence WASHINGTON—American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten issued the...
Did Betsy DeVos’s School Choice Zealotry Enable the Corruption Scandal in Puerto Rico?
Writer Christopher Rim asks a reasonable question in this article in Forbes: Did Betsy DeVos’ passion for school choice enable the corruption in administration...
Puerto Rico: Leaked Emails Show Contempt for Teachers, Their Union
Andrew Ujifusa writes in Education Week about a massive number of leaked emails from government officials in Puerto Rico that have caused an uproar...
BREAKING NEWS: Former Secretary of Education for Puerto Rico Arrested!
In a major corruption investigation, the FBI arrested former Puerto Rico Secretary of Education Julia Keleher in DC. Keleher was brought to the Island...
Puerto Rico: Which Hedge Funds Are Profiting from the Island’s Misery?
The Public Accountability Initiative is the place to go to follow the money. The team that produces these reports is called “Little Sis,” the...
Samuel Abrams on the Coming Charter Expansion in Puerto Rico
Samuel Abrams, director of the National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education, writes here about the likely effects of the influx of...
Julia Keleher: The Destroyer of Public Schools in Puerto Rico
Julia Keleher will one day have engraved on her tombstone: “She Destroyed the Public Schools in Puerto Rico.” She joins the blog’s Wall of...