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Federal Government Feeds Charter School Beast Despite Auditor’s Warnings
Written by Jeff Bryant | Common Dreams
Politicians always promise they will rid government of “waste, fraud, and abuse,” so let’s hope at least one political leader or policymaker will denounce our federal government’s new gift of nearly a quarter-billion dollars to charter schools.
Public Ed Advocates Wary of Democratic Establishment—And Here's Why
Written by Deirdre Fulton Common Dreams
'How about signaling a new direction for federal education policy, one that promises to support schools and educators, not to punish them?'
Education Department Releases List of Federally Funded Charter Schools, though Incomplete
Written by Lisa Graves | Center for Media and Democracy
The U.S. Department of Education has released a list of the charter schools that have received federal funding since 2006. The move comes in the wake of requests by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), dating back to 2014, for public disclosure of who had received federal taxpayer money. CMD had submitted requests for this and related information to the Department and several states. - See more at: http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/01/13015/education-department-releases-list-federally-funded-charter-schools-though-incomplete#sthash.aFgywIXc.dpuf
Charter School Insiders Now Admit Public Education Can't Be Remade In Wall St.'s Image
Written by Steven Rosenfeld | AlterNet
Charter schools, which have been criticized for grabbing billions in taxpayer dollars with promises to reinvent public education using corporate efficiencies and values, are finding themselves under fire from industry insiders who are saying that these hyped market-based reforms don’t work.
The Great Charter School Rip-Off: Finally, the Truth Catches Up to Education 'Reform' Phonies
Written by Jeff Bryant | Salon
Last week when former President Bill Clinton meandered onto the topic of charter schools, he mentioned something about an “original bargain” that charters were, according to the reporter for The Huffington Post, “supposed to do a better job of educating students.”
A writer at Salon called the remark “stunning” because it brought to light the fact that the overwhelming majority of charter schools do no better than traditional public schools. Yet, as the Huffington reporter reminded us, charter schools are rarely shuttered for low academic performance.
StudentsFirst Sues Teachers Unions Over Dues
Written by Bill Raden | Capital and Main
The latest legal assault on the right of the state’s public-sector unions to collect dues was filed in Los Angeles earlier this month by StudentsFirst, the Sacramento-based, national school-privatization organization.
Sasha Obama, My Daughter, and the PARCC Test: An Open Letter to President Obama
Written by Rebecca Steinitz | The Huffington Post
We have something very important in common: daughters in the seventh grade. Since your family walked onto the national stage in 2007, I've had a feeling that our younger daughters have a lot in common too. Like my daughter Eva, Sasha appears to be a funny, smart, loving girl, who has no problem speaking her mind, showing her feelings, or tormenting her older sister.
Majority of U.S. public school students are in poverty
Written by Lyndsey Layton | Washington Post
For the first time in at least 50 years, a majority of U.S. public school students come from low-income families, according to a new analysis of 2013 federal data, a statistic that has profound implications for the nation.
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