Tag: privatization
School privatization connects to teacher shortages
Educators warn that parents' rights advocates are playing into the hands of those who seek to destroy public schools.
Hope that Biden will not advance privatization
Will Joe Biden's education secretary make a dent in the universal privatization efforts now under way among public schools in the U.S.?
Loan forgiveness gains some bipartisan support
One Republican from GA, who used to work under Betsy DeVos at the US Education Dept, offers a plan to forgive some student loan debt.
Teacher ed leaders take stand against quackery
A report released by hundreds of deans and other leaders of teacher colleges across the country says counterproductive forces are at work.
A big online charter school is folding in Ohio
A huge online charter school will shut its doors in Ohio, leaving ~12k students scrambling to find other educational options.
N.H. voucher bill passes the state House
Vouchers are on their way in New Hampshire, as the state House comfortably approved a voucher bill earlier this month. Now it goes to the Senate.
Trump denies vulgar comment, says he’s no racist
We see in the president a failure to understand history of the US, and with that, reflect on history lessons in our schools.
Want trumps need as Congress passes tax reform
The new tax law passed, and most Americans can be expected to get a few more dollars every paycheck. What will it cost us?
DeVos graduation speech in Baltimore draws protest
The US ed. sec. delivered a graduation speech at the U. of Baltimore Monday, but several people protested her appearance.
Emphatically, Douglas Co., Colo., condemns vouchers
School board elections in Douglas Co., Colo., were contentious and expensive. Voucher candidates were defeated.