Photograph by Matthew Hinton | Kelly and Noah Fischer Originally Published at Southern Poverty Law Center. | March 12, 2014 Kelly Fischer’s hopes were quickly dashed last fall. She was attending a High School Fair in New Orleans, a chance for parents to meet representatives from the [...]
By Imani Perry | Originally Published at The New York Times. MARCH 12, 2014 The My Brother’s Keeper initiative is a response to a terrible social reality. Black boys and men are suffering mightily in this nation. The cause is important. However, this endeavor raises serious concerns. [...]
Photograph; John McDonogh High School Principal Marvin Thompson attends the first Future Is Now Schools charter board meeting since administrators learned the school would close at the end of the current academic year. (March 11, 2014.) (Danielle Dreilinger, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) Over the last few decades, [...]
Photograph; Eva Moskowitz, CEO and Founder of the Success Academy (photo courtesy of House Committee on Education and the Workforce Democrats, CC 2.0) By Zoe Carpenter | Originally Published at The Nation. March 14, 2014 On the first Tuesday in March, thousands of students, parents and teachers [...]
The war on teachers, unions, and public education, if it exists, is evidence in an interview, or more so in the message, 'trend on the tax relief our charter schools receive and we will retaliate.' Close any charter schools or do not give these institutions the option [...]
Photograph; Reed Hastings, Credit: James Duncan Davidson/O’Reilly Media, Incorporated Dr. Raynard Sanders, is an education expert. In New Orleans he is known for having and sharing the true story. When asked about “The New Orleans Miracle” his response is there is none. The host of New Orleans [...]
(Photograph Credit; .sho ck via Shutterstock) By Dan Arel | Alternet. March 24, 2014 Two new Republican proposals could be a boon for the prospects of publicly funded religious education. It is no secret that Republicans dislike public education. They view it as a burden on [...]
By Kate Taylor | Originally Published at The New York Times. March 6, 2014 Battered in the press over his position on charter schools, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday took to a friendly news outlet to defend himself and argue that his actions were being distorted. [...]
[Image adapted from Anosmia on flickr] By David Sirota | Originally Published at Pandodaily. March 6, 2014 Charter schools have long been loved by the private sector, and the rich. And for good reason. They are technically public schools, and so they receive lots of public money, [...]
