Betsy DeVos Promotes Vouchers in Michigan
Betsy DeVos is not going away. She is leading a campaign for vouchers in Michigan that is certain to defund public schools. DeVos and her...
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Who Demoralized the Nation’s Teachers? Readers Respond
Last week, I posted my thoughts on “Who Demoralized the Nation’s Teachers?” I sought to identify the people and organizations that spread the lie that...
Reader: Which Kind of School Is the “Factory Model”?
A reader called “Retired Teacher” read Peter Greene’s reflections on Amazon as a model of schooling and posted this comment: Devious DeVos had the nerve...
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...
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...
New Hampshire: GOP Plans for Voucher Expansion Before Program Starts
Ethan DeWitt of the New Hampshire Bulletin and NPR reported on the partisan divide surrounding vouchers. Republicans budgeted for 28 students but expect between 1,000-5,000...
Maurice Cunningham: Why is the Press Uninterested in the Corporate Invasion of Public Education?
Readers of this blog have followed the advance of privatization of public school funding for nearly a decade. We know the big foundations and individuals...
The Failure of the Obama-Duncan “School Improvement Grants” and Its Lessons for Today
A while back, I read a vitriolic article in a rightwing publication that expressed contempt for the public schools and congratulated Betsy DeVos for trying...
Gary Rubinstein: How to Pretend to Reform Schools
Gary Rubinstein revisits the past decade of failed reforms and notes how frequently the “reformers” made promises and then failed to keep them. Michelle Rhee...
New Hampshire: Republicans Move Forward with Largest Voucher Program in Nation
New Hampshire Republicans are determined to use their new majority in both houses to jam through a generous voucher bill that would offer public money...