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After such a polarizing election, as the nation grapples with how to deal with the coronavirus pandemic and its financial fallout, many people wonder what can bring us together. In his new book, Schoolhouse Burning: Public Education and the Assault on American...

"The idea that public schools have failed us is a propaganda campaign. Right now we see a lot of parents being upset at school districts and teachers, wondering why they can't send their children back to school. The bigger problem is there's a lack of government...

Michael Barbour, a professor at Touro University California and an expert on K-12 online learning, believes that more than half of the nation’s school superintendents “should be fired.” His blistering criticism stems from the fact that, deep into the 2020-2021 school...

Parents frustrated with how their children's public schools have responded to the COVID-19 crisis — whether they opted for in-person instruction, remote learning, or a blend of both — may see charter schools, with their mostly free tuition and flexibility in...

The Coronavirus pandemic is turning into a financial crisis for our nation’s schools. Jeff Bryant explains what it will take to save public education from a looming catastrophe. https://www.americasdemocrats.org/2020/06/22/485-the-post-pandemic-agenda/  

Rather than increase federal funding for public schools, the Trump administration, under the leadership of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is applying the “shock doctrine,” in pushing a long-standing agenda of privatization and defunding in a moment of crisis. Sonali...

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