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...
Category : Accountability
Jan Resseger: Jeb Bush’s Pitiful Defense of Federal Funding of For-Profit Charters
Jan Resseger, a prominent social justice advocate in Ohio, recently wrote about Jeb Bush’s cliche-ridden defense of for-profit charter schools. The House of Representatives passed...
Nancy Flanagan: It’s Time to End Our National Obsession with Test Scores
Nancy Flanagan is a retired teacher with decades of experience. In this post, she remembers when she used to take standardized test scores seriously. Then...
Beware the Insidious Attack on Your Local School Board
I recently learned of a rightwing website collecting complaints about school boards, presumably to encourage dissension and hostility at school board meetings. The School Board...
Steve Ruis: The Abortion Debate and Hypocrisy
In his blog, Uncommon Sense, Steve Ruis examines the hypocrisy of abortion advocates, who insist that everyone must be subject to their religious beliefs. They...
New Hampshire: Republicans Laud New Voucher Program While Ignoring International Evidence
Jeanne Diestch, a former Democratic state senator in New Hampshire, recently wrote about the attention showered on the state’s new voucher program by Republican conservatives...
Islip, New York: Six Students Refuse to Obey Mask Mandates, Backed by Parents
New York State mandated mask-wearing in school. Six students arrived at school in Islip without masks. They were directed to a separate room. Their parents...
Chicago: Abandoned Schools, Overcrowded Schools
Mike Klonsky writes about the public schools that were closed by former Mayor Rahm Emanuel (recently appointed as Ambassador to Japan). Emanuel ordered the closure...
Support Declines for Charters and Vouchers, Especially Among Democrats
Carol Burris, executive director of the Network for Public Education, reports the heartening news that support for school choice has declined in the latest poll...
Bruce Baker: What Does Research Say about Differences Between Spending of Charter Schools vs. Public Schools?
Bruce Baker of Rutgers University is one of the nation’s foremost experts on school funding and spending. He reports here on the differences between charter...