Betsy DeVos Is Out — But Her Right-Wing Agenda Lives On
Supporters of public education and school teachers were relieved to see Betsy DeVos leave her job...
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Author: Jeff Bryant
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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Michael Mindzak: Teacher-Volunteers: Unpaid Labor a Symptom of Precarious Work
As we continue to contend with the various challenges surrounding COVID-19 one interesting result...
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Joe Biden Has a Golden Opportunity to Strengthen Public Education
In picking Connecticut Commissioner of Education Miguel Cardona to be his nominee for U.S....
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Sarah Lahm: Charter Schools Movement Sees a Growth Opportunity in Public School Funding Cuts
A promotional message on the website of the Minnesota Math and Science Academy (MMSA), a K-12...
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A Flood of New Charter Schools Shows How the Industry May Try to Thrive — Despite the Pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic began closing school buildings and forcing schools to quickly ramp up...
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Jeff Bryant in The Progressive: Derek Black: We Need Public Schools Now More than Ever
After such a polarizing election, as the nation grapples with how to deal with the coronavirus...
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Worse than Betsy DeVos: The Disturbing Story of 2020 School Board Elections
When a Biden victory in the 2020 presidential election became certain, supporters of public...
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Jeff Bryant on The Rick Smith Show: “The idea that public schools have failed us is a propaganda campaign.”
“The idea that public schools have failed us is a propaganda campaign. Right now we see a...
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Emily James: Teachers Are on a Tightrope with No Safety Net
After more than a month into New York City’s experiment with reopening schools in a hybrid...
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Jeff Bryant in The Progressive: Bad Leadership Is Plunging Public Schools Into a Crisis
Michael Barbour, a professor at Touro University California and an expert on K-12 online learning,...
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How Online Learning Companies Are Using the Pandemic to Take Over Classroom Teaching
Opening schools during a pandemic in an underfunded urban district like Providence, Rhode Island,...
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Florina Rodov: Online Charter Schools Are Not a Solution to Education in a Pandemic
“Instead of going to school every morning, what if school could come to you?” an...
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Charter Schools Find Gold in Federal Government Aid to Small Businesses While Black-Owned Firms Get the Shaft
The charter school industry has done much during the COVID-19 pandemic to add to systemic...
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Jeff Bryant in NewsDay: The Problem with Charter Schools
Parents frustrated with how their children’s public schools have responded to the COVID-19...
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