Ex-Charter School Leader Charged with Fraud, Money Laundering: What Would DeVos Say?
Until 2012, the most celebrated figure in the charter school industry was Ben Chavis of the American Indian Model Schools, a group of charter schools...
Month : March 2017
Bruce Baker: Why #PublicGoodsMatter
Bruce Baker employs a series of tweets to demonstrate the fallacy of “the money follows the child.” Public money is collected for the public good....
Texas: The Resistance Movement Against Vouchers is Growing and Looking Good
On Tuesday evening, I flew to Texas to keep a promise to myself. Three years ago, I was chosen for the annual award of the...
The Network for Public Education Endorses Steve Zimmer for Re-Election in Los Angeles
The Network for Public Education enthusiastically endorses Steve Zimmer for Re-Election to the board of the public schools of Los Angeles. In the primary, he...
Will Pinkston: The Charter Industry is Unraveling in Nashville
Will Pinkston, a member of the Metro Nashville school board, has long been suspicious about the ability of the charter industry to keep its grandiose...
Municipal Analysts Ask Whether Charter Schools Make the Grade
I received an invitation to a meeting of municipal analysts in New York City. MID-TERMS ARE JUST AROUND THE CORNER … CAN CHARTER SCHOOLS MAKE...
North Carolina’s Largest Voucher School Embroiled in Financial Scandal, Files Incomplete Returns
Veteran journalist Lindsay Wagner writes that Fayetteville’s Trinity Christian School–the state’s largest recipient of taxpayer-funded vouchers–is involved in a major financial scandal. North Carolina places...
Court Approves Settlement of Trump University Lawsuit, Thousands Will Recover $$$
Thousands of students of the defunct Trump University will recover most of the money they paid for phony courses. The $25 million settlement was approved...
Carol Burris: The Secrets of Arizona’s High-Performing Charter Schools
Carol Burris has been conducting an investigation of charter schools in many states, beginning with her series on California. In this post, she analyzes the...
Betsy DeVos Suck-Up Watch
The website Chalkbeat posted an article about the sunny side of Secretary DeVos. http://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/03/28/rave-reviews-here-are-the-states-schools-and-programs-that-have-gotten-betsy-devoss-seal-of-approval/ She likes really good programs! Like Florida’s tax credit programs for...