Series: teachers against privatization

  • The leader of the teachers union in Puerto Rico describes the backdrop for this year's teachers strike against privatization and anti-union attacks. May 26, 2008

  • The worst damage to New Orleans schools came after Hurricane Katrina--inflicted by conservative ideologues and private education companies. May 28, 2008

  • A leader of the struggle of Oaxacan teachers reflects on the aftermath of government repression and the challenges teachers face today. May 29, 2008

  • The leader of an illegal strike of teachers in British Colombia against budget cuts talks about the lessons of the struggle. May 30, 2008

  • Behind the rhetoric about improving education, the goal of privatization is to undercut and destroy a system of public control over schools. June 2, 2008