Tag: charter schools
New report reveals how charter schools have scammed the US government...
There is only one way to deal with this blatant grift program for the charter school industry – shut it down.
What LA teachers tell us about rising inequality
We ought to see their struggle as “a strike for democracy – against the plans of a tiny clique of billionaires to unilaterally impose their vision for the world.”
Why the new push for charter schools should anger progressives
Surveys find that Americans have increased confidence in public schools while support for charter schools has dropped by double digit percentages among Democrats and Republicans.
Betsy DeVos’s attack on public education is just beginning
Devos continues to ignore key issues like racial integration of schools or rectify the harms of segregation.
Like her boss, Betsy DeVos makes a disaster all about herself
“It’s going to be a profit boom for charter schools, and it’s going to hasten the demise of traditional public schools.”
Why We Need Democratic Socialism to Fix Our Educational System
Children aren't products to be bought and sold. The profit motive should end at the front door of the public school.
We’re Onto The Phony Education Reformers
After years of attacks on teachers and public education, Americans are catching up to the real story in our schools.
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Organizers plan massive Oct. 18 ‘No Kings’ protests as Trump escalates attacks on dissent
Organizers say more than 2,110 protests across all 50 states will build on June’s nationwide actions, as Trump expands National Guard deployments, ICE raids, and rhetoric about cities as “training grounds.”
Warnings of ‘irreversible’ damage from Trump order to ravage Alaskan wilderness for corporate profits
Conservationists and local tribes that oppose the project argue that it’s misleading to view it as a road-building project.
Gov. Newsom signs legislation to prohibit use of algorithms to artificially raise prices on...
Advocates of the law called AB 325 "groundbreaking" and said it's a "critical step in addressing California's affordability crisis by cracking down on tech-enabled price manipulation."
White House plan would erase age from Social Security disability decisions
Sources say the administration may raise the age threshold from 50 to 60 or remove it entirely, a move that could cut benefits for 750,000 people and reduce payouts by $82 billion.
Video claim challenges DHS account of Border Patrol shooting in Chicago
Attorney says body camera shows agent saying “Do something, b––” before firing; prosecutors charge two drivers as officials expand Operation Midway Blitz.