Oakland: Board Debates Closing a Score of Public Schools, Amidst Loud Protests
The public schools of Oakland, California, are being slowly strangled by the growth of charter schools. The school board is discussing the potential closure of...
Category : Parents
New Study Finds Parents in England Dissatisfied by School Choice, Parents in Scotland Pleased with Their Local Schools
The Guardian in the U.K. reports on a study finding that parents in England are unhappy with the past three decades of “school choice.” By...
Virginia: More Than Half of School Districts Defying Youngkin Ban on Mask Mandates
The Washington Post reports that more than half the school districts in Virginia are defying Governor Youngkin’s order to eliminate mask mandates. Youngkin boasted on...
Missouri: A Parent Speaks Up for St. Louis Public Schools
The Republican-controlled legislature in Missouri has imposed charter schools on the state’s two urban districts (but not their own). The legislature is now considering HB1552,...
New Bedford Parents: We Don’t Want a Charter School!
This post was published by the Network for Public Education. The authors remind us that the only thing innovative about charter schools is their marketing...
Holding Parents Accountable When Their Children Kill
This very important story appeared in the Washington Post. She had seen her grandson’s red, spiral-bound notebook before that night, but now, as Catherine O’Connor...
Jennifer Berkshire: Will “Parent Rights” Be a Winning Issue for the GOP?
Jennifer Berkshire wrote a fascinating article in The New Republic about the politics and history behind the “parent rights” issue. She reminds us that the...
Remember Sandy Hook.
Nine years ago, a deranged gunman blasted his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. He murdered 20 children and six educators, including...
Leonie Haimson: To Reduce Inequality, Cut Class Sizes
Leonie Haimson, executive director of Class Size Matters, is one of the nation’s most persistent advocates of class size reduction. She is the voice of...
Missouri: A List of Bills Filed by Legislators for the Next Term
A group committed to equity in schools—the Missouri Equity Education Partnership—posted a list of bills that have been filed for the 2022 session of the...