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Topic: Charter schools

There is often a gap between educational idealism and the hyper-competitive reality of schooling. (Getty Images)

Wanting the best school for your kid

Alex Galbraith
Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas speaks to supporters on April 1, 2023. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Will Chicago elect school privatizer?

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
A Chalkboard with a map of the continental USA, with pins leading toward Hillsdale associated schools, and a desk with a portrait of Donald Trump, a copy of The 1766 Report, and an apple with a cross carved into it. (Illustration by Ilana Lidagoster/Salon)

A national plan to kill public schools

Kathryn Joyce
A portrait of Donald Trump, a copy of The 1776 Report, and an apple with a cross carved into it. (Illustration by Ilana Lidagoster/Salon)

The "anti-woke" public school curriculum

Kathryn Joyce
A shiny red apple with a cross carved into it (Illustration by Ilana Lidagoster/Salon)

Tiny college leads war on public schools

Kathryn Joyce
US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)

DeVos leaves behind a troubled legacy

Mark Hlavacik, Dustin Hornbeck, Kevin Welner, Nicholas Tampio, Stanley S. Litow - The Conversation
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos (Getty Images/Salon)

Charter schools got hundreds of millions

Roger Sollenberger
US President Donald Trump (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Onward, Christian fascists

Chris Hedges - Truthdig
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Billion-dollar charter school disaster

Jeff Bryant - Independent Media Institute
Teachers, students and supporters march down International Boulevard towards a rally at Roots International Academy in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. This is the fourth day of their strike. (Photo by Jane Tyska/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images) (Jane Tyska/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images)

Oakland teachers fight charter industry

Jeff Bryant - Independent Media Institute
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How billionaires destroyed public ed

Jeff Bryant - Independent Media Institute
Democratic presidential hopefuls New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), former US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Washington Governor Jay Inslee and former Maryland Rep. John Delaney participate in the first Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season in Miami, Florida, June 26, 2019. (Getty/)

A look into nonprofit charter schools

Sarah Lahm - Independent Media Institute
People gather to celebrate the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Rossello who announced that he is resigning Aug. 2 after weeks of protests in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday, July 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo) (AP Photo/Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo)

Teacher movement sent PR's governor away

Jeff Bryant - Independent Media Institute
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Charter school deception

Jeff Bryant - Independent Media Institute
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Set up for fiscal failure?

Jeff Bryant - Independent Media Institute
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TfA now an arm of the charter movement

Annie Waldman - ProPublica
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Charter schools divide 2020 candidates

Jeff Bryant - Independent Media Institute
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Choosing between pay raises and charters

Jeff Bryant - Independent Media Institute
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Why Democrats abandoned charter schools

Jeff Bryant - Independent Media Institute
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks to the news during a press conference about her visit to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. (Getty/Joe Raedle)

Things didn't go well for Betsy DeVos

Jeff Bryant - Independent Media Institute
US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos (Getty/Mandel Ngan)

Havoc in Betsy DeVos' DoE

Jeff Bryant - Independent Media Institute
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A $4.7 trillion budget: More wall

Matthew Rozsa
Teachers hold signs at a rally in Charleston, W.Va., Feb. 26, 2018. (AP/John Raby)

Progressives and teachers win WV strike

Jeff Bryant - Independent Media Institute
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Charter schools find a loophole

Derek W. Black, Bruce Baker, Preston Green III - The Conversation
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