Calls Mount For A National Moratorium On Charter Schools
Making public education more accountable has been the solemn pledge of government officials for years, including the Obama administration and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Yet that same level of...
View ArticleThe Majority Report: Edutopia: Why Technology Will Not Save Education
Hi everybody, Michael Brooks here from the Majority Report. The Majority Report is a daily progressive talk show and Podcast hosted by Sam Seder. We take deep dives into policy and also do a lot of...
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Walton family spends big to make American education more like Walmart
Rob Walton Advocates of education privatization—whether through voucher programs that send tax dollars to private schools or through charter schools—like to market their ideas as "choice" or even as a...
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Jeb! Bush video features sketchy for-profit charter chain
Education is one of Jeb! Bush's signature issues, maybe the signature issue. Charter schools are his thing, and Florida has some doozies thanks to the policies he set in motion and the state's...
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Sherrod Brown pushes for charter school accountability and transparency
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) A lack of accountability and transparency are a key problem of charter schools in many states across the country, allowing them to made into centers of corporate profit above...
View ArticleTeacher Twitterstorm: NO WAY to Hillary
Recently I was stunned to read that American Federation of Teachers, the union I belonged to before retiring had come out with anearly endorsement of HRC.Sorry, but my initial reaction was WTF? The...
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The Hidden Risks of Entrusting a Child to a Charter School
Someone I know and care about has just received a very rude awakening about the realities of charter school education. Though a white daughter of privilege, her life's path led her to seek a life...
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John Kasich's school choice director resigns after altering charter school...
David Hansen, director of school choice for the Ohio Department of Education resigned Saturday after admitting he left some F grades off evaluations of charter school sponsors.Hansen said he felt the F...
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Our Schools Are Becoming CIA Torture Chambers
Psychologist Marty Seligman “whose work formed the psychological underpinnings of the Bush administration’s torture program”. Everyone has heard of KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) schools. They are...
View ArticleThe "Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2015"
Otherwise known as "How to further privatize and sell off our public school system to the highest bidder, Part _".Those of you who have read my previous posts know that I used to be a public school...
View ArticleSince I didn't see this at DailyKos.com --
--- I figured I would give it some press. My source of information is a Facebook profile, so I can't say I'm surprised that my topic for today hasn't gotten a ton of publicity. Here is the most...
View ArticleReflections after 3 days on a new job
Those who have followed my writing know that I was having some trouble finding a satisfactory teaching job for the forthcoming year. Last week I was finally offered one, I accepted, and we began our...
View ArticleHow to Destroy a State School System
Nevada’s state legislature turned Republican majority in the last election (See? Your vote in off-cycle elections MATTERS!). While it only meets every two years (the idea being there’s little bad a...
View ArticleTwelve on Hunger Strike to Save Chicago School; Rahm Unmoved
I'm amazed that nobody has diaried this yet. I've hesitated myself, figuring that someone else could do a better job. But I guess it falls to me.Two successive Chicago city administrations, and their...
View ArticleWA SC Rules Against Charter Schools
My Sane Little Corner of the US ....legal marijuana, gay marriage, Green initiatives ... Washington state isn't heaven but it's certainly a saner place to live than at least 35 states and the D of C....
View ArticleWash. Supreme Court Charter Schools Unconstitutional
In 'Win for Public Schools,' Wash. Supreme Court Rules Charter Schools Unconstitutional"The Supreme Court has affirmed what we’ve said all along—charter schools steal money from our existing...
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In a victory for public schools Washington's charter school law deemed...
I believe he means well One of the main arguments against charter schools being considered "common schools" is that they do not have an elected board but an appointed one. Forget about the fact that...
View ArticleMaking History in Nashville's Race for Mayor
Nashville votes for its new mayor this Thursday, September 10. Regardless of the outcome, the election will make history.If Megan Barry wins, she will be the first woman to serve as Nashville’s mayor –...
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Ohio Supreme Court rules districts must repurchase assets from White Hat paid...
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled yesterday that charter school operator White Hat Management can take possession of publicly paid for assets of charter schools and charge the public to buy them back.This...
View ArticleDaily Kos Radio's KITM podcast (AUDIO): Kagro in the Morning, Thursday,...
Find us on iTunes | Find us on Stitcher | RSS | Donate to support the show!David Waldman counts the days until the Autrumpnal Equinox, while everyone else recovers from the debate from Hell.Greg...
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