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    NPE Swings & Misses With Latest Charter School Attack

    Last week, the creators of the Serial podcast launched a five-part audio series in partnership with the New York Times. Nice White Parents explores the 60-plus-year relationship between white families and a Brooklyn public school, I.S. 293. The podcast is must listen material for anyone interested in educational equity. The most recent episode concludes with […] More

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    COVID-19 Is No Match For NPE

    While the U.S. and world continues to grapple with the implications of COVID-19, the Network for Public Education, better known as a marionette advocacy group led by Carol Burris, continues an unrelenting assault on charter school families, teachers, and supporters. In an email sent Monday, NPE asks supporters to message legislators in opposition to charter […] More

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    Teachers Unions Capitalize on Coronavirus

    Not ones to miss an opportunity to capitalize on a crisis, several teacher unions across the country are leveraging anxiety about schools and COVID-19 to threaten lawmakers and attack charter schools. In Southern California just yesterday, UTLA seeks to halt new charter co-locations for next school year by citing established misinformation. In Oregon, the Department […] More

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    Yes, Warren’s Education Plan Would Do Harm To Many Families

    Elizabeth Warren is the candidate with “a plan for everything,” including public education. There are some good ideas in there—such as ending zero-tolerance discipline policies and $100 billion in “Excellence Grants” for any public school (including charter schools, believe it or not.)  But tucked away at the end is a poison pill under the subtitle: […] More