Solidarity Halifax member Ben Sichel examines the Nova Scotia government’s education review. Originally published at No Need to Raise Your Hand. Ben is a teacher in Dartmouth and author of the P-12 education section for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ Alternative Provincial Budget. The panel reviewing Nova Scotia’s education system has released its report. Disrupting … [Read More]
The Coast gave Solidarity Halifax a nod in its Back to School guide, recommending us in its list of Five ways to be an activist in Halifax. Here’s what they had to say: “Many post-secondary students experience the divisive reality of capitalism when paying tuition. While that financial drain means less beer money for some, … [Read More]
Solidarity Halifax member Ben Sichel examines the political dimensions of education debates. Ben is a teacher in Dartmouth and author of the P-12 education section for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ Alternative Provincial Budget. Originally published at no need to raise your hand My local paper recently published a series of articles lamenting … [Read More]
By Solidarity Halifax member Ben Sichel. Ben is a teacher in Dartmouth and author of the P-12 education section for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ Alternative Provincial Budget. Also published at no need to raise your hand, Behind the numbers, rabble.ca and the Chronicle-Herald. What is our public education system for? To judge by … [Read More]
Solidarity Halifax member Ben Sichel says fight poverty and privatization to improve education. Ben is a teacher in Dartmouth and lead author of the P-12 education section in the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia’s Alternative Provincial Budget. Originally published in the Chronicle Herald. Visit Ben’s blog at noneedtoraiseyourhand.wordpress.com Two opinion pieces in a recent … [Read More]
Presentation by John Hutton to the Nova Scotia Law Amendments Committee on what the 2014 Financial Measures Acts means to students. John is a member of Solidarity Halifax. Originally published at the Halifax Media Coop. Hello, and thank you to the honourable members for allowing me to speak here today. My name is John Hutton, … [Read More]
By teacher and Solidarity Halifax member Ben Sichel. Originally published at no need to raise your hand. The authors of a couple of reports by right-wing think-tanks have been doing their best to discredit teachers in Nova Scotia this past month. I’d rather not mention the names of the think-tanks or their authors, so they … [Read More]
By Ben Sichel, high school teacher and member of Solidarity Halifax. Originally published at noneedtoraiseyourhand. Rick Howe invited me on his show on News 95.7 in Halifax today to discuss the education review panel that was recently announced for Nova Scotia. We talked about the broader context in which the review is taking place – … [Read More]
By Larry Haiven, business professor at Saint Mary’s University and member of Solidarity Halifax. Originally published in The Chronicle Herald. In the brouhaha over essential services legislation, Government House Leader Michel Samson used the term “union bosses.” This insulting epithet is all too common, conjuring up unelected and conspiratorial dictators. But how true is it? … [Read More]
By Ben Sichel, member of Solidarity Halifax. Originally published at no need to raise your hand. A teacher told me the other day she’d like to be on an official panel that reviews dentistry practices. As a person with teeth, she feels she has a good understanding of how the job works. She was … [Read More]