Milwaukee School Board Votes to Restore Music Education in Every Public School!
A great victory for real education in Milwaukee, where the business community and politicians have been obsessed with “choice” for 30 years. From the FB...
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Peter Greene: What Betsy DeVos Got Wrong in Milwaukee
Peter Greene fact-checked Betsy DeVos’s “back to school” speech at a religious school in Milwaukee and discovered that all of her facts were wrong....
Valerie Strauss: Betsy DeVos Expresses Her Contempt for Public Schools
Valerie Strauss is not surprised yet disappointed that Betsy DeVos kicked off her “back to school tour” at a religious school in Milwaukee, flaunting...
Jeff Bryant: How Progressives are Fighting the Plot to Gut Public Education
As the reputation and fortunes of the corporate reform movement sag, its allies are redoubling their efforts to spread charters and vouchers, as we have...
Milwaukee: Former School Board President Convicted of Accepting Bribes from Charter Operator
Former Milwaukee School Board President Michael Bonds was convicted of accepting bribes to help a Philadelphia charter school operator. As part of an agreement...
Former President of Milwaukee School Board Charged with Taking Kickbacks from Charter Chain
Michael Bonds, former president of the Milwaukee Public Schools’ Board, was charged in federal court for taking kickbacks from a charter chain. “Bonds...
Milwaukee: Progressive Slate Sweeps School Board Election!
A progressive slate backed by the Working Families Party and the Milwaukee teachers’ union swept the school board election in Milwaukee. I received this...
Wisconsin: Governor Evers Seeks to Freeze Voucher Enrollments and Charter Expansion
Recently elected Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has proposed freezing voucher enrollments and charter expansion. Neither charters nor vouchers have been more successful than public...
NPE Action Endorses Bob Peterson for Milwaukee School Board
The Network for Public Exucation Action Fund is delighted to endorse Bob Peterson for the Milwaukee School Board. Seldom has there ever been a better...
Milwaukee: Vote for Bob Peterson for School Board!
Milwaukee has been a target for the privatization movement for years. First, the legislature imposed vouchers, without bothering to ask for a vote by the...