Category: Charter Schools
Why Education “Reformers” Will Find a Home in the Trump Administration
During Donald Trump’s first presidential term and the Joe Biden presidential administration,...
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Chicago Teachers Want to Transform Their City into a ‘System of Care’—Will Dems Go Along?
There was an ironic moment in former President Barack Obama’s speech at the 2024 Democratic...
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After Years of Failed Education Reforms, Chicago Embraces Community Schools
“Until now, we haven’t even tried to make big-city school districts work, especially for children...
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Rising Talk of School Closures Fuels Expansion of the Community Schools Movement
Judging by a rash of news reports beginning in late 2023, communities across the country may be...
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The Right’s Long Game to End Public Education
On February 13, President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, did something...
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What the NY Times Got Wrong About a Key Party Switch in North Carolina
A July 30, 2023, headline in the New York Times promised to give readers an “inside” story about...
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Charter Schools Push Right-Wing Indoctrination at Taxpayer Expense
Charges that public schools are subjecting children to leftwing indoctrination are proving to be...
Read More Did a North Carolina Democratic Lawmaker Throw the Party Under the Bus for the Charter School Industry?
So far, little has been disclosed about exactly why North Carolina state Representative Tricia...
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Jeff Bryant in The Progressive: What’s Behind the State’s Takeover of Houston Schools
On March 15, Texas officials announced plans to take over Houston’s public schools—the largest...
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Sandra Jones: Is the Right Wing ‘Whitewashing’ the History Curriculum Taught in Public Schools?
“People still want to hide the truth about Black history,” Dione Archer, a resident of Richmond,...
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School Choice Nightmare: Families Getting Government Funding to Switch From Public to Private School Put Their Rights at Risk
“I am the type of parent who always made sure my kids had the good teachers and always took the...
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Peter Greene: School Vouchers Have Been a Disaster—Now Advocates Are Trying to Rename Them
Although a sizable number of Republican candidates in the 2022 midterm elections who were counting...
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