retired US Army General
Retired four-star General; former Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (US and NATO troops) in Afghanistan and leader the Joint Special Operations Command in Iraq (2003-2008); Professor at Yale University and author of the memoir, My Share of the Task
Fighting and Winning Wars in the 21st Century Two years ago, Four-Star General Stanley McChrystal resigned his command in Afghanistan after an article in Rolling Stone magazine quoted Mc Chrystal's aides criticizing President Obama. We talk with Mc Chrystal about his new book, My Share of the Task , about Iraq, Afghanistan and all things military.
What are LA parents doing with their kids during the strike? During the teacher strike, a lot of students are not going to class. According to the district’s tally, about 163,000 turned up for school Tuesday, out of a total of about half a million. Some are spending their time on the picket line. Older students might go study at Starbucks or play hooky. But the parents of younger children in L.A.
The last time L.A. teachers went on strike L.A. teachers last went on strike in May of 1989, and what L.A. Unified teachers demanded back then isn’t that different from what they’re demanding 30 years later.
What are charter schools? LAUSD teachers were picket lines for a second day Tuesday. And this morning the teachers union organized a march to the California Charter Schools Association office downtown, to draw attention to their criticisms of local charter schools. But what are charter schools anyway?