Eve Ewing Is Wrong About Charter Schools
Eve Ewing is a writer and scholar whose work I very much admire. When her book Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on...
Category : School Choice
New York City: Andrew Yang Panders to Ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Community
Politicians in New York City and New York State eagerly seek the endorsement of the ultra-orthodox Hasidic community because it tends to vote as a...
Indiana: Three Former State Chiefs Join to Denounce Voucher Expansion Plan
Three former state superintendents of education in Indiana wrote a joint letter opposing the Republican plan to expand vouchers. Jennifer McCormick, Glenda Ritz and Suellen...
Florida Alert! Save Public Schools from Privatizers!
SB 48 Will Be Heard at 3:30 p.m. on 2/17/21 in the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Your Voice is Needed!What you can do . . .1) Make calls...
Sweden: Politicians Let Schools Sink into a Swamp of Corruption (Part 2)
This article was written by Swedish teacher Filippa Mannerheim and translated by retired Swedish educator Sara Hjelm. It appeared in the Swedish publication EXPRESSEN. Mannerheim...
The Shame of Swedish Education: J’Accuse! (Part 1)
The following article was written by Swedish high school teacher Filippa Mannherheim and translated by retired Swedish educator Sara Hjelm. It appeared in the Swedish...
Why Does the Thomas B. Fordham Institute Control Education Policy in Ohio?
Writing in ohiocapital.com, Jeanne Melvin and Denis Smith denounced the central role that the Thomas B. Fordham Institute plays in directing education policy in Ohio....
Historian Warns Iowa: Fix Public Schools, Don’t Destroy Them
Randall Balmer is one of Iowa’s most accomplished sons. After growing up in Iowa and attending its public schools, he went on to success as...
North Carolina: Privatizers Raid Public Funds for Religious Schools
The Republicans who control the North Carolina legislature want to divert public funds to religious and private schools. This outright theft of public funds is...
John Thompson Reviews Derek Black’s “Schoolhouse Burning”
John Thompson, retired teacher and historian in Oklahoma, reviews law professor Derek Black’s recent book, Schoolhouse Burning. Derek Black’s new book,Schoolhouse Burning: Public Education and...