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Charlie Crist, Democratic candidate for governor of Florida, named Karla Hernandez-Mats, president of United Teachers of Dade, as his choice for lieutenant governor. This is either a bold move or a foolish one, depending on which political side you’re on. “By picking Karla Hernández as his running mate, Charlie Crist continues to demonstrate his respect […]
May ‘ina omo’ not scald any of us is a famous Yoruba prayer. The Yoruba by that prayer acknowledges the extreme dilemma presented by a life and death situation involving a child such as the Ekweremadus might have been experiencing upon their child's health diagnosis. Our prayers should be with them and for the heavens
Mike Antonucci’s Union Report appears most Wednesdays; see the full archive. It has been the best of times and the worst of times for the California Teachers Association. When the COVID crisis hit, the union received a bunch of protections from the governor and the legislature, including a layoff ban and funding based on pre-COVID […]
The Summit of the Americas was envisioned as a vehicle to advance U.S. interests in the Western Hemisphere, but it is has failed to deliver.
Mike Antonucci’s Union Report appears most Wednesdays; see the full archive. We have heard a lot about educator shortages recently, but over the past few weeks the media have sounded the alarm over a different shortage: students. The Associated Press, Washington Post, Chalkbeat, Politico and The 74 are national outlets that highlighted steep declines in […]