Frank Breslin: Stop to Think About What Education Should Be
Frank Breslin has been writing a series of essays for the Huffington Post about “Teaching the Greeks.” He taught the classic s and German before...
Month : November 2016
DeVos Fought to Keep Michigan Charters Unregulated and Unaccountable
The DeVos family has had an outsize influence in Michigan, by its charitable contributions and its political contributions. After the Detroit Free Press published a...
Ohio: Virtual Charter ECOT Loses Court Appeal, Must Pay State $65 Million
One of the biggest scams in the charter industry is the virtual charter. Every study shows that they have high attrition rates, low test scores,...
Angie Sullivan: Nevada’s Failing Charters, a Disgrace
Angie Sullivan, second grade teacher in Clark County (Las Vegas), Nevada, sent our her bulletin to legislators and journalists: As far as I discern from...
Post-Election Report: Betsy DeVos’ Organization Counts Its Victories Over Public Schools
I posted this previously with the wrong link. This is the correct link: http://www.federationforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/AFC-2016-Election-Memo_Final.pdf Betsy DeVos, billionaire and Trump nominee for U.S. Secretary of Education, is...
For Political Junkies: The Final Results in Congressional Races
When you look over the win-loss column between the two major parties, what is striking is how little changed as a result of the 2016...
Campbell Brown, Reformer, Recuses Herself from Covering Her Friend, Betsy DeVos
Campbell Brown will not be covering Betsy DeVos on her website The 74. Brown, an ex-CNN talking head, has been a vocal critic of teachers’...
Bill Moyers: Republicans Lose Interest in Investigations After Victory
Bill Moyers’ website, written by John Light and Michael Winship, reports the following: Republicans suddenly less interested in hearings and investigations –> Michael McAuliffe...
Jeffries and Cunningham on “Choice”: THE LINK IS WORKING
Reformers have been trying to figure what to say about Trump and DeVos. It is embarrassing for people who call themselves “progressives” to acknowledge that...
Andy Borowitz: Trump Announces Unconventional Choice to Lead Drug Enforcement Administration
El Chapo would be a better choice than Sarah Palin, who Trump is considering to run the Veterans Administration where the odds favor she will...