Category: School Vouchers
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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Maurice Cunningham: Who Are the ‘Moms’ for Liberty?
The Moms for Liberty (M4L) webpage states, “Our founders are Tiffany and Tina, moms on a mission...
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How Right-Wing Brainchild ‘Universal School Vouchers’ Are Blowing Through State Budgets
In 2023, Republican state governors went to unprecedented lengths to enact universal school...
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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...
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: The Defeat of a School Voucher Program Reveals the Truth Within the ‘School Choice’ Debate
When Republicans in the Virginia State Legislature renewed their proposal to enact legislation to...
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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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Maurice Cunningham: The Right-Wing Money and Influence Behind Moms for Liberty
Moms for Liberty (M4L) claims the organization was started by moms. But it is hard to believe that...
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Sarah Lahm: Why Michigan Public School Parents Might Be Too Strong of a Match for Betsy DeVos and Her Privatization Agenda
Culture war issues dressed as serious K-12 classroom concerns, such as trumped-up battles over...
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The Right Wing Is Pumping Out Critical Race Theory Attacks to Boost its Propaganda War on Public Education
“No one deserves the school I went to,” says Celia Gottlieb. Gottlieb is currently enrolled...
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