Michelle Rhee’s group stands by anti-gay honoree
StudentsFirst declines to rescind award to John Ragan, fudges timeline of events and deletes laudatory blog post
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 8:59 PM UTC 73Life Michelle Rhee, Charter schools
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StudentsFirst dubs “Don’t Say Gay” bill sponsor “reformer of the year”
The controversial education nonprofit celebrated anti-gay lawmaker Rep. John Ragan for "always doing right by kids"
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 9:19 PM UTC 16Life LGBT Rights, gay teens
Mass protests hit Chicago over school closures
The Chicago Teachers Union is rallying support against closures that will disproportionately affect black, Latino kids
Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 8:52 PM UTC 13News Chicago, ctu, chicago schools, cps
ALEC makes public hundreds of “model” bills
The shady lobby group has published pre-written legislation under pressure from watchdog coalition
Friday, Mar 15, 2013 9:25 PM UTCNews ALEC, model legislation
Getting rich off of schoolchildren
Stop pretending wealthy CEOs pushing for charter schools are altruistic "reformers." They're raking in billions
Monday, Mar 11, 2013 3:36 PM UTC 63Technology Education, schools
Michelle Rhee: Wrong again
Her education "reform" movement sends the lovely message that communities should stay out of their schools
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 4:45 PM UTC 52Business Education, Education Reform
Charter schools and disaster capitalism
Friedmanites have created a market-based system of charter schools in Chicago, forcing many public schools to close
Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 13Social Jacobin, Chicago
“Elections shouldn’t exist”: The new war on school boards
The new education "reform" fight is over who chooses school boards: the mayor or the people. One city fought back
Monday, Dec 31, 2012 10:00 PM UTC 10Working Ahead Education, Editor's Picks
Georgia’s bitter charter battle
Will voters create a $430 million charter-school commission when school budgets are already suffering? VIDEO
Monday, Oct 22, 2012 5:15 PM UTCPolitics Georgia, NAACP, Charter schools
When public schools answer to markets
Citizens shouldn't be seen as consumers choosing between education options, but active participants
Sunday, Jul 29, 2012 6:00 PM UTC 15Life Next New Deal, Education
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