Category: School Vouchers
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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Here’s the Truth Behind the Right-Wing Attacks on Critical Race Theory
When North Carolina public school teacher Justin Parmenter penned an opinion piece for the...
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Betsy DeVos Is Out — But Her Right-Wing Agenda Lives On
Supporters of public education and school teachers were relieved to see Betsy DeVos leave her job...
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A Community of Color Was Failed by 30 Years of School Choice — Now Teachers Push a Positive Alternative
“It’s something students are definitely going to want to talk about when they come back to...
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After Years of Underfunding, Now Public School Teachers Are Supposed to Save the Nation’s Economy?
“After 9/11, New York City police and firefighters were hailed as heroes,” said Mary Parr-Sanchez,...
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How Betsy DeVos Is Using the Pandemic to Get What She Wants
As American deaths from COVID-19 crested 100,000, the New York Times reported U.S. Secretary of...
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