Laura Chapman: McKinsey’s Education “Expert”
A few days ago, I posted Nancy Bailey’s critique of McKinsey & Company’s report claiming that it’s time for schools to get tough on students....
Category : Chiefs for Change
Carol Burris: The Secretary of Education We Need–and Those We Don’t
Carol Burris wrote the following post. Marla Kilfoyle provided assistance. They asked me to add that there are dozens more exceptionally well qualified people who...
Tulsa School Board Extends Gist Contract One Week Before School Board Election
The Tulsa school board went into executive session and talked until 1 am, then voted to extend Deborah Gist’s contract for two years. Two board...
Providence: New State Takeover Superintendent Rolls Out Initial Plans
Angelica Infante-Green, the Commissioner of Education in Rhode Island, selected Harrison Peters as the takeover superintendent of Providence. Peters announced his initial plans, which sound...
Randi: Providence Takeover Demonizes Teachers, As Rhee and Klein Did
Randi Weingarten will be in Providence on Saturday to discuss the role of teachers in the state takeover engineered by neoliberal Governor Gina Raimondo. The...
Jeb Bush’s Chiefs for Change Plead for End to Backlash Against School Choice
Feeling the backlash in a big way, Jeb Bush’s “Chiefs for Change” issued a call to end the “Toxic Rhetoric” about school choice, especially charters. ...
Jan Resseger: Do Not Trust Superintendents from Jeb Bush’s “Chiefs for Change”
Jan Resseger writes here about the difference between Superintendents who understand the importance of collaborating with and respecting the community they serve, and the...
Rhode Island: Governor Raimondo Picks a Member of Jeb Bush’s Chiefs for Change as State Commissioner
Governor Gina Raimondo is a bona fide neoliberal who is part of the DFER clique, having been a hedge fund manager herself. She recently...
Disgrace in San Antonio as Charter Vultures Destroy Public Education
This article by Tom Ultican tells the sordid story of rich elites who have cynically decided to destroy public education in San Antonio. They have...
John Thompson: What’s the Matter with Deborah Gist’s Tulsa?
John Thompson, teacher and historian in Oklahoma, writes here about Deborah Gist, now superintendent in Tulsa, formerly State Superintendent in Rhode Island during the...