Politico Posts Puff Piece About Eva Moskowitz
I wasn’t going to refer to this article by Kyle Spencer in Politico magazine. It reads so much like promotional literature massaged by Eva’s public...
Month : May 2017
Jersey Jazzman: The Facts About Charter Schools in Newark
Jersey Jazzman, aka Mark Weber, experienced teacher and doctoral student at Rutgers, follows the claims of charter promoters in New Jersey, especially Newark. His latest...
Jeff Bryant: What Is the Point of School Choice?
Jeff Bryant is trying to figure out what the purpose of school choice is. “Another week, another round of evidence that providing parents with more...
How Millionaires Make Money by Paying into Voucher Fund
The currently popular means of establishing vouchers in the states where the state constitution forbids them is called an “education savings account.” The way it...
Randi Endorses Charter Schools in Op-Ed Piece with Jonah Edelman
Randi Weingarten and Jonah Edelman co-wrote an article in today’s Los Angeles Times, standing strong against vouchers. I still remember Jonah Edelman as the guy...
DeVos’ Organization Attacks Randi and Jonah for Opposing Vouchers
Betsy DeVos founded and funded the American Federation for Children, which advocates for vouchers. AFC issued this statement today: AFC Statement on Weingarten-Edelman Op-Ed The...
William Mathis: Paradise Lost, Or, Trump’s Budget Cuts to Education
William Mathis explores the lies at the heart of Trump’s education budget. He writes: Trump’s Education Budget: A Paradise Lost? “But all was false and...
Linda Lyons: DeVos is Intent on Reviving State-Sponsored Discrimination
Lina Lyons is president-elect of the Arizona School Boards Association. She writes here about the spurious claim that school choice is the answer to all...
Jennifer Berkshire: How Betsy DeVos Segregated the Public Schools in Her Hometown, Holland, Michigan
A few years back, I went to Michigan to speak to a large group of superintendents, whose schools collectively enrolled half the students in the...
Some Reasons I Object to Vouchers for Religious and Private Schools
There are many reasons to object to diverting public dollars to religious and private schools. One reason is that every dollar that goes to a...