Tom Ultican on the Biden Education Team, So Far
Tom Ultican has written extensively about the insidious goals of “reformers,” who move forward despite multiple failures because of their billionaire funding. In this post,...
Category : Democrats for Education Reform
John Thompson Reviews “A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door”: A Frightening Future Ahead
John Thompson, historian and retired teacher in Oklahoma, reviews historian Jack Schneider and journalist Jennifer Berkshire’s A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door. Schneider and Berkshire...
TFA Snags Top Job in Biden Administration
Well, that didn’t take long! The Biden administration has selected a TFA person for one of the plum jobs in the White House. At least...
Biden Picks Connecticut Commissioner Miguel Cardonas as Secretary of Education
President-Elect Joe Biden selected Dr. Miguel Cardona, Commissioner of Education in Connecticut, to be his administration’s Secretary of Education. The Washington Post wrote about him:...
Politico: Will Biden Bring Teachers’ Unions in from the Cold?
The past two decades have been rough times for the two big teachers’ unions. Republicans have demonized them. The Obama administration courted their support but...
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...
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...
Valerie Strauss: What Does the Biden Transition Team Tell Us About His Education Agenda?
We have all been guessing about what President-Elect Joe Biden will do in education. Will he keep his campaign promises and set federal policy on...
DFER Names Its Candidates for Secretary of Education
Chalkbeat reports that the privatizers at “Democrats” for Education Reform have identified their candidates for Biden’s Secretary of Education. They are three big-city superintendents who...
Peter Greene: Don’t Believe the D in DFER
Democrats for Education Reform is a group of Wall Street hedge fund executives that decided that schools would improve if they were privatized and adhered...