Support for Charter Schools Should be a Deal Breaker for 2020
When I was in school, a wise teacher once told me “it’s funny how often the hardest thing to do, and the right thing to do, are the same thing” (I believe she was quoting a movie). I think of this...
View ArticleLos Angeles Teachers Strike to Save Public Education
30,000 Los Angeles public school teachers, members of the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) and the American Federation of Teachers, went on strike on Monday. It is the first time they have struck...
View ArticleArizona sued over curriculum that bans positive portrayal of 'homosexual...
In case you thought LGBTQ issues were “over,” here’s an unfortunate wake-up call. In Arizona, state law explicitly prohibits sex education from covering LGBTQ inclusive information. The law, which was...
View ArticleJudge rules that banning girls from wearing shorts or pants to school...
Earlier this week, a federal judge ruled that requiring female students to wear skirts in an attempt to promote “traditional values” violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution. U.S....
View ArticlePromesa: Worst Charter Chain or Just the Tip of the Iceberg?
In December 2018 the New York Times published an expose on Southwest Key. The Texas company is notorious for operating inhumane border shelters for incarcerated migrants hoping to secure refugee status...
View ArticleA charter school story
Appeared originally as my Twitter threadResearching for a case and came across a personal injury settlement between a charter school corporation in the Central Valley and multiple student plaintiffs...
View ArticleEyewitnesses to Charter School Corruption and Disruption: Different...
A police officer uses lethal force on an unarmed non-white citizen. One bystander sees police self-defense while another sees racially motivated police brutality. It is an all too common story....
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TN-Sen: James Mackler (D) Goes After Gov. Bill Lee's (R) Latest Assault On...
Received this e-mail from James Mackler’s (D. TN) U.S. Senate campaign:James Mackler (D. TN)My mother was a devoted public school teacher for 40 years. Thinking about her and everything she did to help...
View ArticleDespite Being Bashed by Kossacks, Sen. Sanders Continues to Acknowledge Daily...
Senator Bernie Sanders has a busy campaign. Today, he’s in Asheville, NC for a rally. He’s the first Dem Candidate to visit Ashville in this cycle. Ahead of the rally, he penned an OP piece in...
View ArticleBernie Sanders to call for ban on for-profit charter schools
Sen. Bernie Sanders will unveil a major plan to support public education and rein in privatization on Saturday, CNN reports. Sanders will call for a ban on for-profit charter schools and pledge that,...
View ArticleLMLOS News Round-Up -- May 20, 2019 (LATE EDITION)
It’s Monday, May 20, 2019, and it feels like a Monday. That doesn’t stop the news, so here’s the round-up from Liberal Minded Ladies of Substance. It’s all news, all the time around here. There are...
View ArticleLMLOS News Round-Up -- May 21, 2019
It’s a rainy, cold Tuesday, May 21, 2019. And here’s another ten stories from Liberal Minded Ladies of Substance. As you know by now, I homeschool my Boychild. In fact, at this moment, he’s currently...
View ArticleLatest Charter School Scandal
Charter schools are big business opportunities and lax oversight rules make them ripe for financial manipulation and outright theft. The latest charter school scandal just broke in California where two...
View ArticleTeachers spend an average of nearly $500 out of pocket for classroom supplies...
As summer comes to an end, many of us are thinking about back-to-school supplies. Whether you’re a student going back to school yourself, or you’re responsible for someone who is, you’ve probably...
View ArticleCalifornia charter schools are excluding and forcing out kids with...
California charter schools are systematically leaving disabled kids behind—or worse. A recent report from United Teachers Los Angeles and the California Teachers Association looks at three large school...
View ArticleCalifornia bill would increase local control over charter schools, this week...
The financial drain and lack of local control of charter schools were a major issue in this year’s teachers strikes in California, and now the state legislature has passed a bill that might help. AB...
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So a brown man got assertive! For shame!
Then we wonder why Hispanic Americans don’t vote? We don’t see ourselves represented.So a brown man got assertive! Good morning! TexMex here pushing back on the Julián “being mean” narrative. For...
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“Who Can Beat Donald Trump?” is the Second Question Not the First
We need to answer, “Vote for what?” before we ask, “Vote for whom?” in the 2020 election.Over the last several decades, Republicans have consistently run for election on America for some of us in...
View ArticleTake back government of, by and for the people. Start with Public Schools.
Want to make America great again? Take back government of, by and for the people. That is what the 2020 election is about.Public school are the bedrocks of democracy and equity. They are a great place...
View ArticleHouston activist Kandice Webber breaks down the fraud that is Charter Schools
Houston activist Kandice Webber describes the fraud that is the charter school system. Most importantly she provides a path for the community to take back their public schools vie engagement.Charter...
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