Florida: DeSantis Set to Abandon Standardized Testing
Governor Ron DeSantis has decided to drop standardized testing and replace it with “progress monitoring.” The devil is in the details. How will the state...
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Ohio: Vouchers Grow Despite Poor Performance and Cost
In 2005, Ohio launched a new voucher program to “save poor kids from failing schools.” The voucher program served 3,000 students and cost $5 million....
Jennifer Berkshire: The Bipartisan Coalition Supporting Charter Schools Is Dissolving
The talented investigative journalist Jennifer Berkshire reports on the changing politics behind charter schools. Democratic support for charters, once led by the Obama administration, is...
Carol Burris: For-Profit Charter Operator May Make $1 Billion by Selling His Schools
Carol Burris, executive director of the Network for Public Education, wrote the following: As you know, the House is trying to block federal funding to...
California: Online Charter Operator Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Fined $18.75 Million
It’s true that there are occasional stories of embezzlement or fraud in public schools, but none compares to the sheer audacity of California’A3 online charter...
Nurse: The Seven Stages of Coronavirus
This is an arresting article that was written by respiratory therapist Karen Gallardo and published by the Los Angeles Times. I wish it was compulsory...
Texas Eliminates Accountability in Charter Schools for ELLs and SPED
Texas has gone overboard for charter schools, even though they consistently post worse results than public schools. In the state’s new plans, charter schools will...
NPE Launches New Website with Stories from the Frontlines of Public School Advocacy
NPE ACTION’S NEW PROJECT TO BRING TALES FROM THE FRONTLINES OF PUBLIC SCHOOL ADVOCACY Public schools remain incredibly popular among Americans across the political spectrum,...
Los Angeles: Parents Support Vaccine Mandate
While some parents are disrupting school board meetings to protest mask and vaccine mandates, a parent group in Los Angeles thanked the school board for...
Senator Robert Byrd Opposes the War in Iraq: 2003
Senator Robert Byrd spoke eloquently against invading Iraq as a response to 9/11. He spoke against the war on March 19, 2003. The speech is...