What Does the Republican Party Stand For?
I have been trying to understand what happened to the Republican Party. The Republican Party seems to have abandoned its core principles during the Trump...
Category : Education Reform
Kansas City: “Never Seen This Kind of Money” in School Board Races
The Kansas City Star reported on an unprecedented injection of money into the city’s local school board races. An unknown group with unknown donors has...
Mississippi: School Bus Drivers Face Fine, Even Jail, for 2–Day Strike
School bus drivers in Greenville, Mississippi, did not report to work for two days to protest their low wages. Apparently they were unaware that the...
NEPC: Five Myths About Teaching
The National Education Policy Center is a think tank known for its incisive reviews, studies, and reports. In this post, it demolishes five myths about...
EPI: If You Appreciate Teachers, Pay Them More
The following post was published by the Economic Policy Institute, which is pro-worker, pro-union, and not funded by free-market billionaires. As we near the end...
Leslie T. Fenwick: All Students, Especially The Most Vulnerable, Need Certified, Well-Prepared Teachers
Leslie T. Fenwick is Dean emerita of the Howard University School of Education. She is an eloquent critic of efforts to deprofessionalize teaching. She believes...
Charter Lobby Backs Leading Candidates for NYC Mayor
The executive director of StudentsFirstNY, Jenny Sedlis, has taken a leave of absence from her job to manage a fundraising PAC for Eric Adams, one...
Maurice Cunningham: Who Got Suckered? Secretary Cardona or Readers of The74?
Maurice Cunningham is a professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts. His specialty is following the gobs of money poured into “education reform.”...
Mercedes Schneider: Whistleblower in Texas Fired for Reporting Misused SPED Funding
This is a deep dive into a serious problem in Texas. An employee in the Special Education division was upset by a no-bid contract to...
Wyoming Passes Charter Law that Guts Local Control and Accountability
The Wyoming Legislature passed a charter law that allows new charters to open wherever they wish, without the approval of the elected local school board....