Arizona: CEOs Criticize Voucher Expansion
Jim Swanson and John Graham, both CEOs in Arizona, wrote a stern warning against the legislature’s proposed voucher expansion, which would make almost all students...
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Rhode Island Senate Democrats Pass Three-Year Moratorium on New Charters
The Rhode Island State Senate overwhelmingly passed a three-year moratorium on the opening of new charter schools. The vote was 30-6, with only one Democrat...
Sweden: Politicians Let Schools Sink into a Swamp of Corruption (Part 2)
This article was written by Swedish teacher Filippa Mannerheim and translated by retired Swedish educator Sara Hjelm. It appeared in the Swedish publication EXPRESSEN. Mannerheim...
New Hampshire: Voucher Bill Will Cost $100 Million per Year
The New Hampshire legislature is pushing forward with a voucher bill (HB 20) without regard to cost or research. The research is clear: students who...
Jan Resseger: Republican Moderates Want to Reduce COVID Relief Bill by Cutting Out Help for Children
Jan Resseger reminds us of the traditional Masai greeting, “How are the children?” The assumption is that if the children are well, the village or...
North Carolina: Privatizers Raid Public Funds for Religious Schools
The Republicans who control the North Carolina legislature want to divert public funds to religious and private schools. This outright theft of public funds is...
Pennsylvania: What HappenedWhen Governor Wolf Asked for Accountability from Charters
Peter Greene describes the shocked reaction of charter operators when Governor Tom Wolf proposed that they be regularly audited and that their payments should be...
Houston: School Board Seeks to Squelch Student Activism
In 2015, I wrote about a group of high school students in Houston who sued the state for underfunding public schools. Valerie Strauss wrote about...
New Hampshire: Republicans Introduce Sweeping Voucher Legislation
One of the casualties of the 2020 election was public education in New Hampshire, because Republicans regained control of the legislature. They already hold the...
Florida: Stop the Mega-Voucher Bill!
The Constitution of the state of Florida bans the transfer of public funds to religious schools or any religious institution. The ban is unequivocal. It...