Tag: public education

"I have not intentionally visited schools that are underperforming.”

Devos continues to ignore key issues like racial integration of schools or rectify the harms of segregation.

What does it take to provide quality, top-notch education for our students?

“Today, the Secretary of Education ... refused to affirm that she would put forward a program that would ban discrimination based on the LGBTQ status of students or ban discrimination based on religion.”

The irony is obvious - taking money from the taxpaying public to destroy a vital public institution that, unlike charter schools, must take all comers.

This petition is closed.

After years of retreat, it’s time for a different tactic in the war on education.

should Trump really take the steps to add ben Carson to his cabinet?

With the elections coming up, parents, educators, community organizers and progressive activists are focusing on the public school system and the need for governmental focus.

“The proper focus of authentic education is not ingestion and disgorgement of information like trained seals clapping their flippers on command but a process of development that leads to critical thinking and life-long learning skills.”