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, [...]
Eva S. Moskowitz, left, founder of Success Academy Charter Schools, led a rally Tuesday in Albany, while Mayor Bill de Blasio, who differs with her, led a separate demonstration. | Credit Nathaniel Brooks for The New York Times It is not a battle of the Titans, but [...]
Photograph; Chicago Public Schools released data on Tuesday showing privately-run charter schools expel students at a vastly higher rate than the rest of the district. (Posted on: February 26, 2014) Disparity sure to become fuel in ongoing education debate By Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah and Alex Richards | [...]
By Paul Buchheit | Originally Published at AlterNet. February 16, 2014 Profit-seeking in the banking and health care industries has victimized Americans. Now it's beginning to happen in education, with our children as the products. There are good reasons - powerful reasons - to stop the privatization [...]
The NYC mayor is drawing a line in the sand when it comes to funding charter schools. By Owen Davis | Originally Published at AlterNet. February 4, 2014 The image is surreal. Newly elected New York mayor Bill de Blasio, wearing a broad and slightly [...]
Photograph; Rui Vieira / PA Wire By Owen Davis | Originally Published at Salon. AlterNet. February 4, 2014 8:30 AM The next 12 months will determine whether privatizing trends of the last decade are reversing or merely stalling For people looking to “disrupt” public [...]
When is a teacher not a teacher? In 2014, this question is a just one. Ask yourself if you agree, a qualified teacher is a student in training, or might it be that “A year of taking classes two days a week while assuming full-time, school-based responsibilities [...]
By Jeff Bryant | Originally Published at Education Opportunity Network. January 28, 2014 at 7:00 pm Everyone loves “choice,” right? In a country where in a single year there are more than 100 new choices for what to use to brush your teeth, it stands to reason [...]
