Education

“We’re Walking Out ’Till We Win”: Dispatches from the Oklahoma Walkout

April 4, 2018 // 0 Comments

After rejecting a deal that included a $6,100 pay increase, teachers continue on strike for more funding for public education, better working conditions and higher wages. by [...]

Area Parents Convene to Support Public Schools – Oppose Cuomo, Boost Opt-Out

February 4, 2016 // 0 Comments

by Opt-Out CNY/Press Releases On Thursday, February 4, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm a grassroots coalition of parents, teachers and community members will attend an informational [...]

Black History, Black Freedom, Black Liberation – Mohawk Valley Freedom School Classes Announced for February 2016

February 1, 2016 // 1 Comment

by Mohawk Valley Freedom School/Upcoming Events Utica Social Forum, World Social Forum and May Day Organizational Meeting Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 7:00 pm – 8:30 [...]

MV Freedom School: Free Angela and All Political Prisoners Film Screening – 11/5

November 4, 2015 // 1 Comment

by Mohawk Valley Freedom School/Press Releases The acclaimed 2012 documentary “Free Angela and All Political Prisoners” will be screened at the Mohawk Valley [...]

MV FREEDOM SCHOOL: Lessons from the Black Panther Party and the Rainbow Coalition from the 1960s-70s – 10/29

October 29, 2015 // 2 Comments

by Mohawk Valley Freedom School/Press Releases In remembrance of the founding of the Black Panther Party in October of 1966, the last Freedom School class of this month will [...]

Utica College’s Tuition Drop: Philanthropy or Survival?

September 16, 2015 // 0 Comments

by Kevin Nugent/Love and Rage Yesterday, my alma mater Utica College announced it would be dropping the cost of tuition from $34,466 per year to $19,996, a drop in price of [...]

Area Pro-Public Education Rally Planned

September 15, 2015 // 0 Comments

by Love and Rage UTICA – A rally for advocates of public education is planned for Thursday September 17th in conunction with a visit from New York State Vice [...]

MVFS Movie Screening: Galeano Vive! Painting a Zapatista Teacher – 9/16

September 15, 2015 // 0 Comments

by Mohawk Valley Freedom School PRESS RELEASE – To celebrate Mexican Independence Day, the freedom school has organized a local showing of the new short teaching video [...]

MV Freedom School Classes Announced for September

September 8, 2015 // 1 Comment

by Mohawk Valley Freedom School The Mohawk Valley Freedom School is back in session! Topics discussed this month will include urban spaces, Murray Bookchin, the Zapatistas, [...]

Hey, Governor Christie, Punch My Face!

August 8, 2015 // 0 Comments

by Russ Walsh/Russ on Reading In case you missed it, Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey, erstwhile presidential candidate, declared on CNN Sunday that teachers unions need [...]