Missouri: A Parent Speaks Up for St. Louis Public Schools
The Republican-controlled legislature in Missouri has imposed charter schools on the state’s two urban districts (but not their own). The legislature is now considering HB1552,...
Category : Supporting public schools
Los Angeles Times: The “Unentitled Kids”: California’s New Generation of College-Bound Stars
Teresa Watanabe wrote a wonderful story about kids in a public school in Los Angeles who are college-bound, despite their demographic profiles. They don’t have...
Merry Christmas from the Network for Public Education!
Dear Friends, NPE wishes you happy holidays and Merry Christmas! Open the link to learn about our plans for 2022. Join us in our work...
Thank You, Karen Francisco!
Karen Francisco is editorial page editor of The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Before that, she was a member of the editorial board. After 40 years in...
Civil Rights Groups, Unions Form Coalition to Urge Federal Funding for Community Schools
If you don’t know the work of Jitu Brown, this is a good time to inform yourself. Jitu Brown has worked for many years as...
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,...
International Case Studies: Public Education Works!
A new international organization has released five case studies of low- and middle-income nations, demonstrating that PUBLIC EDUCATION WORKS. I received this mailing: We are...
Denis Smith: If We Lose Public Schools, We Lose Our Democracy
Denis Smith worked for many years in the Ohio State Department of Education, finishing his career in the Office of Charter Schools. He writes in...
Parent: Why I No Longer Support Vouchers
Dountonia Batts is a parent advocate and community organizer in Indianapolis. she is a member of the board of the Network for Public Education. She...