By Manuel Valdes, Associated Press | Originally Published at The Olympian. December 13, 2013 A King County Superior Court judge has found that part of the state’s voter-approved charter school law violates the state constitution, but proponents said the ruling will not impede school plans. The first [...]
By John Higgins | Originally Published at The Seattle Times. December 12, 2013 Supporters and opponents of Washington’s new charter-school law both saw good news in a judge’s ruling today that found part of the charter law unconstitutional. Both sides agree King County Superior Court Judge Jean [...]
Photograph; Renee Wyman, a paid signature checker for the state elections office, counts signatures for the charter school Initiative 1240 in July 2012 in the State Elections Office in Olympia. (Anna Marum/Murrow News Service) By Manuel Valdes, Associated Press | Originally Published at The Columbian. December 12, [...]
By Valerie Strauss | Originally Published at The Washington Post. Updated: December 12 at 5:00 am Education reform policy around the country is increasingly being made in secret or without public input — and with a lot of private philanthropic money. A number of recent stories reveal [...]
By Anna Simonton | Originally Published at Salon. December 5, 2013 | This article originally appeared on AlterNet. It has been corrected since it first published. Why are finance types investing in local school board elections? Just follow the money Given that Arthur Rock has a [...]
Photograph; Kelly Fischer says she visited three New Orleans charter schools, and all told her that they couldn't provide services to her disabled son, Noah. Rush Jagoe for The Wall Street Journal By Kari Harden | Originally Published at Louisana Weekly. December 2, 2013 When Kelly Fisher [...]
By Mary Ellen Flannery | Originally Published at National Education Association [NEA] Today. November 26, 2013 Clarence Montgomery has talked to dozens of parents and guardians whose children have attended voucher schools in Milwaukee, and they all have said the same thing: they want the best education [...]
(Photographic Credit: Vadim Georgiev via Shutterstock/Salon) Do we develop children's minds, ensure that public education exists for all, or do we succumb to the pressure that comes from developers? Profiteers and politicians have decided, but what do the people say? "These are the questions" that will confront [...]
"I've crossed the line" seems to be this week's theme. Governor Chris Christie proudly boasts that he was able to endear himself to Democrats, Latinos, and African-American voters. The New Jersey Governor re-elect crossed-the invisible line that divides left from right. He worked to show that he [...]
