Tag: Public school
How the charter school industry’s newest scheme could be ‘the death...
A charter school “shitstorm” in Florida shows how the industry intends to take over public education.
California introduces bill to protect children from ultra-processed food in public...
Known as Assembly Bill 1264, the bill would create a legal definition of ultra-processed food or UPF in the United States.
A progressive vision for education in the 21st century
This system spans early childhood education, K-12 education, higher education, and workforce development—each piece a load-bearing support for the American dream.
Sanders unveils billionaire plot to undermine US public education: $9 million...
A new report by Sen. Bernie Sanders exposes a well-funded campaign by right-wing billionaires to privatize public education and divert critical funds from public schools.
The defeat of a school voucher program reveals the truth within...
The momentum for education savings accounts is increasing across the country, and public education advocates say they will endanger neighborhood schools.
A school choice nightmare: Families getting government funding to switch from...
The harrowing story of a Maine family shows the potential perils families face when they transfer to privately run schools that are less subject to government oversight.
School vouchers have been a disaster—now advocates are trying to rename...
What you need to know about education savings accounts, a kind of “super-voucher.”
An unlikely city in the South could be home to a...
Advocates for school improvement in Jackson, Mississippi, want investments in education infrastructure, not more charter schools and privatization.
Parents like their public schools, no matter how much the charter...
Branding public schools as “failed” institutions is more about politics than education.
Saving our schools starts with spending less on the military
Imagine if we invested in them rather than war.
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Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Addicted to war?
War Fever, Trump-Style.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban
For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.