Illustration; By Bob Dahm Commentary By Karran Harper Royal | Originally Published at Education Week. | November 6, 2013 For years, as a resident of New Orleans, I was a super-involved parent, engaged in everything from the proverbial bake sale to serving on the school improvement committee. [...]
On election night, 2013 the headlines rang out what appears to be a regrettable truth; the people no longer support our schools. Voters Soundly Defeat Columbus School Levy Could it be that we turned a tide? For taxpayers, does money now mean more than the education of [...]
U.S. Education Department Announces First-of-Its Kind Resolution of Virtual Charter School Civil Rights Investigation Originally Published at United States Department of Education. November 6, 2013 Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov The U.S. Department of Education announced today that its Office for Civil Rights has entered into [...]
Cartoon By Ahmed Abdallah When citizens paramount concern is the cost of education and not our children, we pay dearly. In a desire to save dollars we sacrifice our principles. We allow ourselves to be played the fool. Knowingly or not, we sell our souls and our [...]
By UnitedNJ | Originally Published at Blue Jersey. November 04, 2013 at 06:06:42 AM EST Post is by Trina Scordo, Executive Director, NJ Communities United The Newark Students Union have organized a massive student boycott of Newark Public Schools today because many of them are too young [...]
New proof that vouchers and charter schools don't reform education, just subject it to the whims of businessmen By Jeff Bryant | Originally Published at Salon. November 4, 2013 | Image Adaptation: AngertAesthetics Just 10 days into a new academic year, classes were abruptly over at one [...]
Students who fail FCAT [The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tests] are threatened with removal or were. A "poorly written letter" only prompts people to ask, if the school is not selectively enrolling students why was a letter written at all. Charter School Retracts Letter That Threatens To Remove [...]
Josh Haner/New York Times/Redux By Andy Kroll | Originally Published at Mother Jones. October 29, 2013 6:00 AM EDT The former CNN anchor says her nonprofit seeks to protect kids from predators in the classroom. Its real agenda may be union-busting. Early one morning in July, former [...]
Photograph; Mike De Sisti | Students from St. Anthony School in Milwaukee perform before Gov. Scott Walker spoke at an event that drew at least 400 people, including dozens of children from private voucher schools, public charter schools and Milwaukee Public Schools. By Lydia Mulvany | Originally [...]
