Tennessee: Governor Promotes Privatization of Public Schools
Governor Bill Lee has made his education views clear: He is a supporter of vouchers and charter schools. His voucher legislation has been held up...
Category : Vouchers
Nancy MacLean: The Segregationist History of School Choice
School choice is rooted in a history of segregation and racism. Katherine Stewart wrote about this sordid history in her book The Power Worshippers: Inside...
Betsy DeVos Promotes Vouchers in Michigan
Betsy DeVos is not going away. She is leading a campaign for vouchers in Michigan that is certain to defund public schools. DeVos and her...
Oklahoma: “Backpack“ Aims to Defund Public Schools
Inspired perhaps by the anti-public school rhetoric of Betsy DeVos or funded perhaps by billionaire Charles Koch or encouraged by Trump’s white evangelical base, Oklahoma...
North Carolina: Double Standard Defines School Funding and Accountability
The citizens’ group “Public Schools First NC” has published a scathing critique of the double standards that the General Assembly has inserted into the laws...
New Study Finds Parents in England Dissatisfied by School Choice, Parents in Scotland Pleased with Their Local Schools
The Guardian in the U.K. reports on a study finding that parents in England are unhappy with the past three decades of “school choice.” By...
Good Government Is Not Socialism
The current Republican Party has reverted to the ace card it held in the 1950s: its followers refer to every government program as socialism. SOCIALISM!!...
Join Nancy MacLean and Me to Talk About Privatization of Our Nation’s Public Schools
I am delighted to invite you to join a webinar where the eminent Duke historian Nancy MacLean and I will discuss “Public Education in Chains,”...
GOP Plans to Use Pandemic to Push for School Choice
Politico reports that Republicans view the pandemic and school closures as an opportunity to promote school closures. This should appeal to the 30% of the...
Stephen Dyer Destroys the Case for Vouchers in Ohio—or Anywhere Else
Stephen Dyer is a former state legislator in Ohio and an expert on school finance. In the latest post on his blog, 10th Period, he...