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We Need a Democratic Approach to Reimagining Schools—Asking People, Not Billionaires and Ideologues, What They Want
As soon as Anna Grant’s busy workday at Forest View Elementary School in Durham, North Carolina,...
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Sarah Lahm: Why 2020 Dems Should Target the Nonprofit Charter School Industry
Charter schools, once the darling of politicians on the right and left, have become a hot potato...
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Gail Sunderman: Parents Like Their Public Schools, No Matter How Much the Charter School Movement Tells Them Not To
Who would have imagined that after the past two tumultuous years, when so much...
Why Did Oakland Decide to Shut Down Popular Community Schools?
The Oakland, California, school district touts itself as the nation’s first full-service community...
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Jeff Bryant on Salon: ‘The Far Right’s National Plan for Schools: Plant Charters, Defund Public Education’
“In recent years, Hillsdale College, a small private Christian school in Michigan, has...
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Anna L. Noble: How Big Tech Sees Big Profits in Social-Emotional Learning at School
In June 2021, as students and teachers were finishing up a difficult school year, Priscilla Chan,...
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Jeff Bryant and Velislava Hillman in The Progressive: How Big Businesses Are Colonizing the Classroom
“It’s going to be great,” Houston entrepreneur Jim McIngvale told a reporter about the charter...
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How Community Schools Are Helping a Hard-Hit City Dig Out of Tough Times
Days after the GE Transportation plant in Erie, Pennsylvania, announced a round of crippling...
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Sarah Lahm: Why a State Known for Charter Schools Is Now Joining a Nationwide Trend for Community Schools
Minnesota is widely known as the land of 10,000 lakes—actually, there are more than 10,000. But...
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