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“Left Behind: The Unintended Consequences of School Choice”: Kids with toughest hurdles stuck in gutted schools

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 7, 2022February 8, 2022

February 7, 2022February 8, 2022015

Jennifer Hawes Berry of the Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina, wrote this account of a Charleston high school struggling to improve and raise...

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Betsy DeVos Promotes Vouchers in Michigan

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 6, 2022February 7, 2022

February 6, 2022February 7, 2022028

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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Peter Greene: How to Report Your Teacher to Governor Youngkin’s Stasi

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7January 27, 2022January 28, 2022

January 27, 2022January 28, 2022023

Governor Youngkin invited parents to report the names of teachers who are violating the state’s vague and ill-defined law banning the teaching of “divisive concepts,”...

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Leonie Haimson on de Blasio’s Education Record

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7January 10, 2022January 11, 2022

January 10, 2022January 11, 2022032

Leonie Haimson assesses Bill de Blasio’s record on education after eight years as Maor of New York City. He succeeded Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who served...

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This Is What Happened on January 6, 2021

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7January 6, 2022January 7, 2022

January 6, 2022January 7, 2022039

Since there is now a deep partisan divide over what happened on January 6, it’s helpful to remember that there is extensive video footage of...

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West Virginia: County Judge Temporarily Blocks Opening of New Charter Schools

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7December 21, 2021December 22, 2021

December 21, 2021December 22, 2021043

After the inspiring teachers’ strike in 2019, which closed every public school in the state, the billionaire Governor Jim Justice of West Virginia promised to...

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Billionaire Bloomberg Will Give $750 Million to Expand Charter Schools

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7December 2, 2021December 3, 2021

December 2, 2021December 3, 2021057

Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City, announced yesterday that Bloomberg Philanthropies will spend $750 million to expand the charter school sector. Declaring that...

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Steve Nelson: The Campaign to Destroy Public Education

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7November 23, 2021November 24, 2021

November 23, 2021November 24, 2021052

Steve Nelson, a retired educator, describes the calculated and underhanded effort to destroy public education, a ruse that proceeds by stealth and loaded language. He...

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Peter Greene: Ranking States by Their Hostility to Public Education

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7November 21, 2021November 22, 2021

November 21, 2021November 22, 2021069

Peter Greene realized that supporters of public education have been lacking the very thing that catches the attention of the public and the media: reports...

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National School Boards Association Bows to Pressure, Withdraws Complaint About Threats and Intimidation

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7October 27, 2021October 28, 2021

October 27, 2021October 28, 2021078

A month ago, the National School Boards Association wrote a letter to President Biden, asking for help on behalf of local school boards that were...

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