Robert Skeels Beats Charter Industry in Court—Twice
Robert Skeels was a public education advocate in Los Angeles who decided to become a lawyer to fight the powerful corporate charter industry. After receiving...
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Florina Rodov: Inside the Charter School Hype and Hoax
Fiorina Rodov wanted to teach, and, as she writes, she believed the glowing claims about charter schools as beacons of hope for the neediest students....
UTLA Votes Overwhelmingly to Demand Safe Schools Before Returning to Work
For immediate release March 5, 2021 Media contact: Anna Bakalis / 213-305-9654 91% YES: UTLA members overwhelmingly unite behind a safe return LOS ANGELES —...
Emiliana Dore: Charter Schools Are Not the Answer!
Emiliana Dore wrote a powerful article at Medium about the importance of public schools and why charter schools do not promote racial or social justice....
Los Angeles: Billionaire-funded Group Complains about Remote Learning Pact
In Los Angeles, the UTLA reached an agreement with the LAUSD and superintendent to extend remote learning as COVID surges and every ICU bed is...
Three Big-City Superintendents: We Need a Marshall Plan for Our Schools: Now!
This article by the superintendents of New York City (Richard Carranza), Chicago (Janice Jackson), and Los Angeles (Austin Beutner) appeared in the Washington Post. For...
Florina Rodov: Why I Stopped Teaching in a Charter School
Journalist Florina Rodov taught for several years in a New York City public schools, but she was turned off by the testing craze and the...
Los Angeles: Charter School Games the System for More $$$
Parent advocate Carl J. Peterson writes here about a charter school in Los Angeles that figured out to game the system for more money and...
Tom Ultican: School Board Elections Pit Billionaires vs. Public School Advocates
Tom Ultican writes here about three major school board elections: Oakland, Los Angeles, and Indianapolis. These are districts that are in the crosshairs of the...
Los Angeles: Billionaires Buy Control of School Board
Every two years, the future of the Los Angeles public schools hangs in the balance with the school board election. The charter industry’s billionaire backers...