MAGA Activist Plans to Open Chain of “Patriotic” Schools
Charlie Kirk is a pro-Trump activist with a huge following and an organization called “Turning Points USA.” He plans to open a chain of private...
Category : Democracy
Oakland Parent: Stop the Privatization! We Don’t Want It!
Oakland parent Jane Nylund tells the story of creeping privatization in her city. The Oakland School Board will vote tonight on whether to close another...
Tom Ultican: Oakland Parents and Educators Outraged by Threat of More School Closings
Tom Ultican, retired teacher of physics and mathematics, has been keeping a close watch on the machinations of the privatization movement. He writes here about...
Nancy Flanagan: A Legislator’s Guide to Education Policymaking
Veteran teacher Nancy Flanagan was asked by a candidate for advice about education policy. Nancy wrote a list of ten ideas that she thought would...
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw: Dr. King Understood “Critical Race Theory” Before It Had a Name
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw is a professor of law at Columbia and UCLA and one of the leading figures in the field of critical race studies....
New York: Charters Scoop Up All the New Funding for Public Schools
Advocates for fair funding for public schools in New York have pursued a remedy from the state for years. They finally won a big increase...
Reader: The Founding Fathers Loathed the Filibuster
A reader who identifies as Quickwrit posted the following comment about the filibuster. For most of our history, debates in the Senate could be used...
Stephen Sawchuk: How the CRT Debate Is Shaping State History Standards
Stephen Sawchuk wrote in Education Week about the ways that public controversy about “critical race theory” is affecting the drafting and revision of state history...
Mercedes Schneider: They Can’t Ban MAUS Unless They Shut Down the Internet
Mercedes Schneider writes that it is literally impossible to ban a book that is easily available on the Internet. The school board of McMinn County,...