Category: Education in Elections

Recently, opinion pieces in mainstream media outlets have begun speculating that education policy...

Book Review: Will Teachers Save Our Democracy?

by Jeff Bryant | Oct 27, 2025 | Charter Schools, Education in Elections, In the News, Linda McMahon, School Vouchers | 0

With nearly every day presenting more evidence of America’s eroding democracy, it’s understandable...

How the Trump Administration Wields the Federal Government’s Power Over Public Education

by Jeff Bryant | Jul 31, 2025 | Betsy DeVos, Charter Schools, Education in Elections, Linda McMahon, School Vouchers | 0

The U.S. Supreme Court’s July 14 decision to allow President Donald Trump and his secretary of...

Voters Across the Political Spectrum Gave Public Education Important Wins in the 2024 Election

by Jeff Bryant | Dec 2, 2024 | Education in Elections, School Vouchers, State Takeovers, Uncategorized | 0

In a general election that was by-and-large disastrous for the Democratic Party, voters across the...

How a Struggling Boston School Found Success in the Roots of its Haitian American Community

by Jeff Bryant | Dec 2, 2024 | Community Schools, Education in Elections | 0

In 2016, Boston’s Mattahunt Elementary was a school on the brink. A letter from the Massachusetts...

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...

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...

Maurice 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...

The 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...

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...

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...