Category: Charter Schools

Chicago Teachers Want to Transform Their City into...

Posted by Jeff Bryant | Sep 25, 2024 | Charter Schools, Community Schools, Education in Elections | 0

Charter Schools Push Right-Wing Indoctrination at ...

Posted by Jeff Bryant | Jul 7, 2023 | Charter Schools | 0

School Choice Nightmare: Families Getting Governme...

Posted by Jeff Bryant | Feb 7, 2023 | Charter Schools, School Vouchers | 0

Inside the Chaotic Charter Schools Run by a For-Pr...

Posted by Jeff Bryant | Apr 7, 2022 | Charter Schools | 0

Chicago Teachers Want to Transform Their City into a ‘System of Care’—Will Dems Go Along?

by Jeff Bryant | Sep 25, 2024 | Charter Schools, Community Schools, Education in Elections | 0

There was an ironic moment in former President Barack Obama’s speech at the 2024 Democratic...

After Years of Failed Education Reforms, Chicago Embraces Community Schools

by Jeff Bryant | Jul 16, 2024 | Betsy DeVos, Charter Schools, Community Schools, Education in Elections, Teacher Uprisings | 0

“Until now, we haven’t even tried to make big-city school districts work, especially for children...

Rising Talk of School Closures Fuels Expansion of the Community Schools Movement

by Jeff Bryant | Apr 9, 2024 | Charter Schools, Community Schools | 0

Judging by a rash of news reports beginning in late 2023, communities across the country may be...

The Right’s Long Game to End Public Education

by Jeff Bryant | Mar 7, 2024 | Betsy DeVos, Charter Schools, Education in Elections, School Vouchers | 0

On February 13, President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, did something...

What the NY Times Got Wrong About a Key Party Switch in North Carolina

by Jeff Bryant | Aug 7, 2023 | Charter Schools, Education in Elections, School Vouchers, State Takeovers | 0

A July 30, 2023, headline in the New York Times promised to give readers an “inside” story about...

Charter Schools Push Right-Wing Indoctrination at Taxpayer Expense

by Jeff Bryant | Jul 7, 2023 | Charter Schools | 0

Charges that public schools are subjecting children to leftwing indoctrination are proving to be...

Did a North Carolina Democratic Lawmaker Throw the Party Under the Bus for the Charter School Industry?

by Jeff Bryant | Jul 7, 2023 | Charter Schools, Education in Elections, School Vouchers, State Takeovers | 0

So far, little has been disclosed about exactly why North Carolina state Representative Tricia...

Jeff Bryant in The Progressive: What’s Behind the State’s Takeover of Houston Schools

by Jeff Bryant | Apr 17, 2023 | Charter Schools, In the News, School Vouchers, State Takeovers | 0

On March 15, Texas officials announced plans to take over Houston’s public schools—the largest...

Sandra Jones: Is the Right Wing ‘Whitewashing’ the History Curriculum Taught in Public Schools?

by Jeff Bryant | Feb 17, 2023 | Charter Schools, Education in Elections | 0

“People still want to hide the truth about Black history,” Dione Archer, a resident of Richmond,...

School Choice Nightmare: Families Getting Government Funding to Switch From Public to Private School Put Their Rights at Risk

by Jeff Bryant | Feb 7, 2023 | Charter Schools, School Vouchers | 0

“I am the type of parent who always made sure my kids had the good teachers and always took the...

Peter Greene: School Vouchers Have Been a Disaster—Now Advocates Are Trying to Rename Them

by Jeff Bryant | Jan 9, 2023 | Charter Schools, School Vouchers | 0

Although a sizable number of Republican candidates in the 2022 midterm elections who were counting...

Gail Sunderman: Parents Like Their Public Schools, No Matter How Much the Charter School Movement Tells Them Not To

by Jeff Bryant | Oct 10, 2022 | Betsy DeVos, Charter Schools, COVID-19 Pandemic, Education in Elections | 0

Who would have imagined that after the past two tumultuous years, when so much...