A Former KIPP Student, Teacher, and Parent Decries Oppressive Control of Students’ Minds and Bodies
Frances Scarlen Martinez was one of the first students to attend the first KIPP school in the Bronx. David Levin came knocking on her family’s...
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ProPublica: 11 Black Children Were Arrested in Rutherford County, Tennessee, for a Crime That Doesn’t Exist
ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio investigated a case that happened in 2016, when the police arrested 11young children for a crime that doesn’t exist. What...
D.C.: Time for Fundamental Changes in Charter Sector
Valerie Strauss posted an important essay on her blog “The Answer Sheet” by Steve Bumbaugh, a former member of the D.C. Public Charter School Board...
California: The Gripping Story of One School Bus Trying to Escape the Paradise Fire
I read this excerpt from a new book, published in the Washington Post, and was mesmerized by the account. The book’s author is Lizzie Johnson,...
Gary Rubinstein: Another Sex Scandal at KIPP
Gary Rubenstein has written about the failed promises of charter schools many times. In this post, he reports on the latest sex scandal at KIPP....
Samuel Abrams Reviews Joanne Golann’s Critique of “No Excuses” Charter Schools
Samuel Abrams worked for many years as a teacher in a New York City public school. After earning his doctorate, he became executive director of...
Jan Resseger Reviews an Important New Book About “No-Excuses” Schools
In this post, Jan Resseger reviews Joanne W. Golann’s Scripting the Moves: Culture & Control in a No-Excuses Charter School. What she describes is a...
Chicago Charter Chain Apologizes for “Racist, No-Excuses” Regime
The Noble Network is the leading charter chain in Chicago. It boasts of high test scores. It is the darling of the Chicago white elite,...
Success Academy Charter Chain Ordered to Pay $2.4 Million to SPED Families
Success Academy charter network was directed by a federal district court judge to pay $2.4 million to families whose children with disabilities were pushed out....
A Few Beautiful Moments of Dance, for Your Enjoyment
This is a beautiful https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/swans-for-relief-raises-money-for-dancers-amid-covid-19-47449883?fbclid=IwAR0VmXIqHyeeNP0X7SGh9mR-YShob4sj9yXYToYexWwlzJ1Bg02pGMgEp6Y of 32 talented dancers from around the world performing “Swan Lake.” They are raising money for dancers whose income has...