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Jan Resseger: Does Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Want to Return to Arne Duncan Era?

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7September 28, 2021September 29, 2021

September 28, 2021September 29, 2021025

Jan Resseger is puzzled that Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot selected San Antonio Superintendent Pedro Martinez to lead Chicago’s public schools. His experience and views overlap...

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Chicago Picks a Corporate Reformer as New Superintendent

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7September 23, 2021September 24, 2021

September 23, 2021September 24, 2021018

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot selected Pedro Martinez, Superintendent of the San Antonio School District, as the Windy City’s public schools. Martinez is a “reformer.” In...

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Two Pro-Public School Organizations Are Merging

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7July 19, 2021July 20, 2021

July 19, 2021July 20, 2021025

In the education world, currently controlled by a coalition of billionaires and the rightwing think tanks and legislators they finance, public schools have some valuable...

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Peter Greene: Is Your Charter School a Public School?

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7March 31, 2021April 1, 2021

March 31, 2021April 1, 2021043

I like this post by Peter Greene a lot because it clears up confusion about what defines a public school. Many people think that charter...

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Florida Voucher School Hires Unqualified Teachers, Ex-Con, State Doesn’t Care

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7March 23, 2021March 24, 2021

March 23, 2021March 24, 2021039

The Orlando Sentinel has been covering scandal after scandal in the voucher schools of Florida, but the Legislature doesn’t care about their scandals and is...

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Roy Blunt and the Cowardice of the GQP Establishment

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7March 15, 2021March 16, 2021

March 15, 2021March 16, 2021052

Kevin McDermott of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch excoriated retiring Senator Roy Blunt as a symbol of a cowering GQP establishment that failed to stand up...

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Who Is Cindy Marten?

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 14, 2021February 15, 2021

February 14, 2021February 15, 2021048

The Biden administration selected San Diego Superintendent of Schools Cindy Marten to become Deputy Secretary of Education, the #2 job in the Department of Education....

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Meet Cindy Marten: The New Deputy Secretary of Education

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7January 19, 2021January 20, 2021

January 19, 2021January 20, 2021043

The Biden-Harris administration announced the selection of Cindy Marten, superintendent of schools in San Diego for the past seven years, as its choice for Deputy...

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Denver: Turmoil Over Superintendent’s Exit

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7November 25, 2020November 26, 2020

November 25, 2020November 26, 2020057

The superintendent of Denver Public Schools, Susana Cordova, resigned abruptly, and her departure was followed by finger pointing. Denver has been a hot spot for...

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North Carolina: Why You Should Vote for Jen Mangrum for State Superintendent

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7November 1, 2020November 26, 2020

November 1, 2020November 26, 2020035

I have written in the past about why Jen Mangrum would be a superb State Superintendent in North Carolina. She is an experienced teacher and...

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