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Teaching Cooperative Intelligence, for a Solidarity Economy

NonProfit Quarterly

Such, at least, is the thesis of work I’ve been involved in to create a cooperative education curriculum at the high school level in the Bronx. Some focus on political education, others on business skills, and yet others on working in specific sectors, such as food.

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Movement Economies: Building an Economics Rooted in Movement

NonProfit Quarterly

As conditions worsen, the size and scope of the nonprofit sector have grown—employing more of the workforce, increasing revenue, and contributing more to gross domestic product. In the Bronx, co-op organizers have partnered with public school teachers to develop a curriculum where high school students “learn by doing.”