Carol Burris: NPE Builds an Archive of Charter Scandals
Carol Burris is executive director of the Network for Public Education. She writes: For the past four years, the Network for Public Education has collected...
Florida: Can Schools Wipe Out Racism by Banning Books about It?
The Orlando Sentinel editorial board published a statement denouncing the current zeal for censorship in schools and school libraries. (To learn about the history of...
After 25 Years, New York City Teachers Win Largest Legal Settlement Ever from NYC
In 1996, a group of Black and Hispanic teachers sued the City of New York for requiring them to pass tests that were, they said,...
Stephen Sawchuk: What is Critical Race Theory and Why Is It Under Attack?
Stephen Sawchuk is a staff writer for Education Week. He wrote this article back in May, and I missed it. I think it’s one of...
Sara Stevenson: Governor Abbott, Stop Smearing School Librarians!
Sara Stenson was a middle school librarian in Texas for many years. In this post, she calls on Governor Gregg Abbott to stop dragging school...
Charles Pierce: Do You Feel Safer After the Kenosha Trial?
Charles Pierce is a wonderful writer who has a regular column in Esquire magazine. He often seems to write just what I was thinking. If...
The View from Canada: Why Public Schools Are Public
As we wade through the muck of a national effort to privatize public schools and replace them with “school choice,” via privately-run charters and vouchers,...
Reader: Should the Holy Bible Be Banned for Its Dangerous Content?
A reader, Nancy Papat, read Pastor Chartes Foster Johnson’s article about Governor Gregg Abbott’s campaign against pornography in the schools and school libraries. She concluded...
Georgia Verdict: Guilty
The defendants were found guilty of murder and other charges on Wednesday for the pursuit and fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery. They face up to...
Arizona Republic Exposes Trump’s Frenzied Efforts to Overturn Arizona’s 2020 Vote
The Arizona Republic conducted an intensive investigation of the effort by the Trump campaign and discovered some fascinating details. Rusty Bowers was talking on his...