Tom Ultican: School Board Elections Pit Billionaires vs. Public School Advocates
Tom Ultican writes here about three major school board elections: Oakland, Los Angeles, and Indianapolis. These are districts that are in the crosshairs of the...
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Tom Ultican: The Authoritarians Who Ruined Our Schools
Tom Ultican, retired teacher of physics and advanced mathematics, has been studying the spread of the fake “reform” efforts across the nation (aka the Destroy...
CDC Caves to Political Pressure, Waters Down Guidelines for Reopening Schools
Trump decided a few weeks ago that he could help his prospects for re-election if he could get schools across the nation to reopen fully,...
Carol Burris: Charters Are Looting Federal Funds Meant to Save Small Businesses
A few days ago, Carol Burris and Marla Kilfoyle of the Network for Public Education wrote an article in Valerie Strauss’s “Answer Sheet” about the...
Mike Deshotels: Every Reform Imposed in Louisiana Has Failed and Harmed Children
Mike Deshotels reviews the past several years of “reform,” funded by the Walton Family and Michael Bloomberg, and declares that every part of it has...
Houston: The Betrayal of the Public Schools As State Attacks Democracy
The public schools of Houston are going to be taken over by the incompetent State Education Department, which has never run a school district of...
Houston: Shame on the Texas Education Agency for Attacking Local Democratic Control of Public Schools!
I am a K-12 graduate of the Houston Independent School District. I am appalled that Texas officials would dare to strip Houston citizens of their...
Mercedes Schneider: Billionaires Jim and Alice Walton Seek to Purchase Louisiana State Board
The Walton Family is collectively worth more than $150 billion, and their hobby is undermining and disrupting public schools across the nation. Since Louisiana...
California: Charter Reform Fails, Charter Lobbyists Celebrate Victory for Privatization and Non-Regulation
The California Legislature failed to take action on bills to impose a moratorium on new charter schools, and charter lobbyists were exultant. Despite the ongoing...
Arizona Legislators Plan to Use Public $$ to Pay Tuition at Out-of-State Private Schools
Arizona Republicans hate public schools. Even though 85% of the children in the state attend public schools, the Republican legislators seize every opportunity to pay...