Category: Education in Elections
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...
Read MoreAfter 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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreMaurice Cunningham: Who Are the ‘Moms’ for Liberty?
by Jeff Bryant | Feb 20, 2024 | Education in Elections, School Vouchers | 0
The Moms for Liberty (M4L) webpage states, “Our founders are Tiffany and Tina, moms on a mission...
Read MoreThe Community Schools Movement Is Running Headlong Into Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s Hard-Right Agenda
by Jeff Bryant | Dec 29, 2023 | Community Schools, COVID-19 Pandemic, Education in Elections | 0
“I do what I think is best for kids,” said Lauren Leto, a career public school educator at Brandon...
Read MoreWhat 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...
Read MoreDid 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...
Read MoreSandra 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,...
Read MoreMaurice Cunningham: The Right-Wing Money and Influence Behind Moms for Liberty
by Jeff Bryant | Oct 10, 2022 | Betsy DeVos, Education in Elections, School Vouchers | 0
Moms for Liberty (M4L) claims the organization was started by moms. But it is hard to believe that...
Read MoreGail 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...
Read MoreSarah Lahm: Why Michigan Public School Parents Might Be Too Strong of a Match for Betsy DeVos and Her Privatization Agenda
by Jeff Bryant | May 31, 2022 | Betsy DeVos, Charter Schools, Education in Elections, School Vouchers | 0
Culture war issues dressed as serious K-12 classroom concerns, such as trumped-up battles over...
Read MoreJeff Bryant and Velislava Hillman in The Progressive: How Big Businesses Are Colonizing the Classroom
by Jeff Bryant | Feb 28, 2022 | Charter Schools, CTE, Education in Elections | 0
“It’s going to be great,” Houston entrepreneur Jim McIngvale told a reporter about the charter...
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