Peter Greene: Is Your Charter School a Public School?
I like this post by Peter Greene a lot because it clears up confusion about what defines a public school. Many people think that charter...
Category : Administrators
Florida Voucher School Hires Unqualified Teachers, Ex-Con, State Doesn’t Care
The Orlando Sentinel has been covering scandal after scandal in the voucher schools of Florida, but the Legislature doesn’t care about their scandals and is...
Roy Blunt and the Cowardice of the GQP Establishment
Kevin McDermott of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch excoriated retiring Senator Roy Blunt as a symbol of a cowering GQP establishment that failed to stand up...
Who Is Cindy Marten?
The Biden administration selected San Diego Superintendent of Schools Cindy Marten to become Deputy Secretary of Education, the #2 job in the Department of Education....
Meet Cindy Marten: The New Deputy Secretary of Education
The Biden-Harris administration announced the selection of Cindy Marten, superintendent of schools in San Diego for the past seven years, as its choice for Deputy...
Denver: Turmoil Over Superintendent’s Exit
The superintendent of Denver Public Schools, Susana Cordova, resigned abruptly, and her departure was followed by finger pointing. Denver has been a hot spot for...
North Carolina: Why You Should Vote for Jen Mangrum for State Superintendent
I have written in the past about why Jen Mangrum would be a superb State Superintendent in North Carolina. She is an experienced teacher and...
NPE Action Endorses Melissa Romano for Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction!
The Network for Public Education Action is proud to endorse Melissa Romano in her campaign to become Superintendent of Public Instruction in Montana. Romano, a...
Bob Shepherd: The Hoax of Standardized Testing
Bob Shepherd is an editor, author, and recently retired teacher in Florida. He worked for many years as a developer of curriculum and assessments. He...
Leonie Haimson: Why Principals Voted “No Confidence” in De Blasio and Carranza
Right now, Mayor Bill de Blasio must be thinking that mayoral control of the schools is not such a great idea. Michael Bloomberg demanded mayoral...