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Oklahoma: Epic Charter Schools Mismanagement Was “Worst Abuse” of Taxpayer Funds in the History of the State

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 3, 2022February 4, 2022

February 3, 2022February 4, 2022026

Fraud, scandal, embezzlement, failure: Nothing can slow the Republicans’ demand for charters and vouchers. The latest example of charter failure comes from Oklahoma, where the...

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Billy Townsend: A Handy Guide to the Latest Education Scandal in Florida

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 2, 2022February 3, 2022

February 2, 2022February 3, 2022052

retired teacher says: This is a very thorough examination of the history of corruption in the privatized education system in Florida. It should be a...

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Arthur Camins: Stop Filling the Potholes in Education and Healthcare

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7January 24, 2022January 25, 2022

January 24, 2022January 25, 2022041

Arthur Camins, scientist and technologist, warns that public policy in both education and healthcare is deeply flawed and cannot be fixed with patches. No matter...

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Steve Hinnefeld: Will Virtual Charter Schools Repay Indiana for Miseducation?

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7January 16, 2022January 17, 2022

January 16, 2022January 17, 2022034

Perhaps you recall when Betsy DeVos testified at her Senate hearing about her worthiness to be Secretary of Education. Among her most memorable lines was...

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Carol Burris: The Ohio Orphanage With No Orphans

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7January 15, 2022January 16, 2022

January 15, 2022January 16, 2022044

Carol Burris, executive director of the Network for Public Education, wrote a stunning expose of for-profit charter operators in Ohio. It was published in Valerie...

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Peter Greene: The Charter Industry, Sucking Up Profits on Real Estate

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7January 10, 2022January 11, 2022

January 10, 2022January 11, 2022046

He writes: Peter Greene reports on real estate transactions in the Florida charter industry, just one transaction that provides an insight into the financial interests...

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Melania Is Cashing in by Selling Her Stuff

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7January 7, 2022January 8, 2022

January 7, 2022January 8, 2022039

At the Washington Post today, we learn that Melania is monetizing bits of her clothing. Mark Lasswell writes: Melania Trump apparently didn’t get the memo...

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Tom Ultican on THE PRIVATIZATION OF EVERYTHING

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7January 3, 2022January 4, 2022

January 3, 2022January 4, 2022050

Tom Ultican has written extensively about the greed and politics behind privatization. In this post, he reviews an important new book about the dangers of...

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Who Demoralized the Nation’s Teachers? Readers Respond

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7January 3, 2022January 4, 2022

January 3, 2022January 4, 2022042

Last week, I posted my thoughts on “Who Demoralized the Nation’s Teachers?” I sought to identify the people and organizations that spread the lie that...

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Billy Townsend: Voucher Grifters, Take Mary McLeod Bethune’s Good Name Out of Your Mouths

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7November 19, 2021November 20, 2021

November 19, 2021November 20, 2021065

Billy Townsend is outraged that the Florida’s voucher industry has the nerve to name its new super voucher program after one of the nation’s (and...

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