Gary Rubinstein: KIPP Flees the Edsel of School Reform in Tennessee
Gary Rubinstein reports that KIPP has taken advantage of the coronavirus shutdown of schools to close two of its charters in the ill-fated “Achievement School...
Month : April 2020
Andy Hargreaves: What We Have Learned So Far from the Coronavirus Pandemic
Andy Hargreaves consults with eight education ministries about education strategy, after a long career as professor and researcher at Boston College. He is currently working...
Tom Ultican: Who Paid to Make Indianapolis the Second Most Privatized School District in the Nation?
In this post, Tom Ultican takes a close look at the takeover and privatization of the Indianapolis school district, funded by billionaires and managed by...
Jan Resseger: The Pandemic Shows Why Betsy DeVos Is Wrong
Jan Resseger points out that Betsy DeVos has spent her years in office berating public schools and claiming that children and families are on their...
A Conversation about the Pandemic and Early Childhood Education
Every Wednesday at 7:40 pm EST, the Network for Public Education has hosted a conversation about education. All the conversations are archived here. In the...
Corruption Watch: DeVos Awarded $72 Million to IDEA Charter Chain Despite Negative Staff Reviews!
Three whistleblowers in the U.S. Department of Education filed complaints that Betsy DeVos overruled internal reviews to award $72 million to the IDEA charter chain....
In the Public Interest: The Pandemic Reminds Us of the Importance of Public Schools
Donald Cohen of “In the Public Interest” writes that the pandemic reminds the public of the importance and value of public schools. They serve the...
Christine Langhoff: The Great Boston School Heist
Christine Langhoff is a retired teachers in Massachusetts who is an activist on behalf of public schools. She warns here about the unfolding plot to...
Watch Tennessee Voucher Trial Live— Now
Tennessee vouchers are on trial right now. The court proceedings are being live-streamed. Major civil liberties organizations are opposing the voucher legislation, which applies only...
Nancy Bailey: 8 Ways to Save Public Schools from Draconian Budget Cuts
Veteran educator Nancy Bailey knows that public schools will be confronted with the threat of deep Bridget cuts in the wake of the pandemic. She...