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Peter Greene: Center for American Progress Calls for Doubling Down on Failed Reforms

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 12, 2018December 6, 2020

February 12, 2018December 6, 202004

During the Obama years, the Center for American Progress reliably cheered on the administration’s education policies. As one after another failed, CAP never backed...

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School Takeovers, Concentrated in Black Districts, Take Away Democracy

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7August 27, 2016December 7, 2020

August 27, 2016December 7, 202009

Thanks to Mike Klonsky for calling attention to this article about state takeovers of districts and schools. A takeover nullifies parent and community voice. A...

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Jack Hassard: Georgians, Open Your Eyes, You Are About to Be Swindled

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7July 10, 2016December 7, 2020

July 10, 2016December 7, 202003

Jack Hassard, emeritus professor of science education at Georgia State University, warns his fellow Georgians about a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that will...

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Nevada: The “Turnaround Process” Is a Huge Lie: It is Not About Children or Education, Just Data

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7January 20, 2016December 7, 2020

January 20, 2016December 7, 202004

Angie Sullivan, kindergarten teacher in Clark County (Las Vegas), Nevada, works in a school that is eligible for “turnaround.” All the teachers were called for...