Manufacturing Consent for Market-Driven Schooling
Christopher A. Lizotte of the University of Washington and Dan Cohen published an interesting research paper about how market-driven policies have been promoted and sold....
Category : Charter Schools
Bill Phillis: A Major Difference Between Public Schools and “School Choice”
Bill Phillis of the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding is a champion of public schools in a state with many charters...
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...
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: School Board Votes Tuesday on Rightwing Funding Scheme
The board of the Los Angeles Unified School District will vote Tuesday on a funding scheme promoted by conservatives and neoliberals. Its promoters call it...
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...
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...
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...