White Evangelicals Want to Destroy the Public Schools
Katherine Stewart’s new book The Power Worshippers describes the hostility of evangelical Christians to public schools. I reviewed her book along with two others in...
Category : Propaganda
The Obscure Foundation Funding the Uproar Over “Critical Race Theory”
Readers of this blog are accustomed to the rule “follow the money.” Thus, you should not be surprised that the national campaign to discredit teaching...
Stanford Study: High School Students Lack Digital Skills to Spot Fake News
We live in an age when politicians, advertisers, and others develop and distribute fake news to sell their wares. It’s more important than ever for...
Speduktr: We All Pay for Public Services and Public Goods, for Our Common Benefit
The privatization movement is built on the ideology of “a backpack full of cash.” Give the money to the family and let them spend it...
Texas: Public Schools Are Better Than Charter Schools: Stop Funding Failure!
I recently had the pleasure of speaking to the North Texas School Boards Association by Zoom. Right now, Texas is ground zero for the charter...
Join Me Wednesday to Learn the Inside Story of the New Orleans “Coup D’Etat”
On Wednesday February 10, I will host a Zoom discussion with Raynard Sanders about his new book, The Coup D’état of the New Orleans Public...
Washington Post: How Trump’s Denial and Mismanagement Worsened COVID
As of this writing, at least 340,000 people have died of COVID. Washington Post reporters wrote a comprehensive account of how Donald Trump bungled the...
Wendy Lecker: Two Books That Demonstrate Why Public Education Matters
Wendy Lecker is a civil rights attorney who writes frequently for the Stamford Advocate. In this column, she reviews two important books: One shows how...
Oakland School Board Election: Money Can’t Buy Everything
Ken Rice was an elected member of the Oakland Unified School District from 1997-2000. That was before the billionaire disrupters decided to take control of...
In the Public Interest: Beware the Privatization Racket!
The nonpartisan “In the Public Interest” keeps close watch on privatization across all sectors, including education. Corporate interests are preying on the public sector, looking...