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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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Sarah Lahm: Why Michigan Public School Parents Might Be Too Strong of a Match for Betsy DeVos and Her Privatization Agenda
Culture war issues dressed as serious K-12 classroom concerns, such as trumped-up battles over...
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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For-Profit Charter Schools Provide an Entryway for Private Investors to Exploit Public Education
Charter school industry lobbyists, who appear to have lost a fight in the U.S. House of...
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Sarah Lahm: How Increasingly Popular Community Schools Boost Rural America
The often hidden reality of rural schools in America is that a higher percentage of students in...
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Sarah Lahm: In Minnesota’s ‘Most Diverse City,’ Schools Are Addressing the Community’s Deep Trauma
Sizi Goyah, a high school math teacher in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, is overflowing with...
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