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December 2021

1. 31 DecHeather Cox Richardson Looks Back on 2021
2. 31 DecReflections by Blogger Robert Hubbell
3. 31 DecMy Suggestions for Your Entertainment
4. 31 DecFarewell 2021: “The Stupidest Year in American History”
5. 31 DecAndy Borowitz: Texas GOP Backs Statewide Dress Code for Women
6. 30 DecBob Shepherd Offers an Essential Reading List
7. 30 DecMAGA Republicans Are Running Against Other Republicans to Expand Base
8. 29 DecMercedes Schneider on Virginia’s New Secretary of Education
9. 29 DecOklahoma: 6th Grade Boy Saves Two Lives in One Day
10. 29 DecNorth Carolina: Republicans Legislators Make War on Public Schools
11. 29 DecJan Resseger: If Build Back Better Dies, Here Is What’s Lost
12. 28 DecGuns and Crime in America
13. 28 DecWho Demoralized the Nation’s Teachers?
14. 27 DecA Beautiful Christmas Story
15. 27 DecTexas: Public Libraries Become Targets for Conservative Critics
16. 26 DecReader: There Is No Such Thing as a “Public Charter School”
17. 26 DecJan Resseger: A New Book with Mike Rose’s Last Essay about Public Schools
18. 26 DecReader: Which Kind of School Is the “Factory Model”?
19. 25 DecThe Christmas Miracle
20. 25 DecNorth Carolina: A Teacher Brought a Community Together to Feed Children in Need
21. 25 DecFred Smith: Christmas Greetings to All
22. 25 DecMerry Christmas from the Network for Public Education!
23. 24 DecWill the New Superintendent of Los Angeles Expand Charter Schools?
24. 24 DecFlorida: Another DeSantis Attack on Teachers, Schools and Common Decency
25. 23 DecNew Bedford Parents: We Don’t Want a Charter School!
26. 23 DecMinnesota: Charter School Hires Outspoken Critic
27. 22 DecLeonard Pitts, Jr.: Why Worry about School Shootings When the Real Danger is Books?
28. 22 DecBilly Townsend: Florida Extremists Demand Removal of an Anatomical Drawing that Labels “Anus” and “Bladder”
29. 22 DecFamiliar Faces on Biden Education Team
30. 21 DecWest Virginia: County Judge Temporarily Blocks Opening of New Charter Schools
31. 21 DecDenis Smith: Selfish Joe Manchin Betrayed a Proud West Virginia Tradition
32. 21 DecFlorida: The First Virtual Reality Charter School Will Open in 2022
33. 21 DecChile: Former Student Leader Wins Presidency
34. 21 DecTrump Admits He is Fully Vaccinated, Got the Booster Too
35. 20 DecPresident Manchin? Or the Grinch Who Stole Christmas?
36. 20 DecPolitico: RFK, Jr., Threw a Party Where Guests Were Required to Be Vaccinated
37. 20 DecHow Did Bobby Kennedy Jr. Become a Quack?
38. 20 DecMissouri: A Report from the Front Lines
39. 19 DecAdam Laats: History Offers Hope for Public Schools
40. 19 DecWest Virginia: The Battle of Blair Mountain
41. 18 DecNora de la Cour: The Great American Teacher Exodus
42. 18 DecThank You, Karen Francisco!
43. 18 DecMaurice Cunningham: Beware the Koch-Funded “Parents Groups”
44. 17 DecThe Proud Boys Are Menacing School Boards, Town Councils
45. 17 DecMichael Moore: Mothers, Sons, Guns
46. 17 DecHolding Parents Accountable When Their Children Kill
47. 16 DecCORRECTION! Louisiana: Homer Plessy Pardoned After 130 Years
48. 16 DecCapital & Main: The Story of an Unlikely Alliance
49. 16 DecCapital & Main: Scholars Who Study Unions Are Harassed
50. 16 DecCapital & Main: How Much Corporations Pay to Bust Unions (A Lot!)
51. 16 DecCapital & Main: How Employers Use Technology to Thwart Union Drives
52. 16 DecCapital & Main: Inside the Secretive World of Union-Busting
53. 15 DecJennifer Berkshire: Will “Parent Rights” Be a Winning Issue for the GOP?
54. 15 DecThe Most Important Article You Will Read About the Attempted Coup of January 6
55. 14 DecRemember Sandy Hook.
56. 14 DecNevada: State Says 60 Students in One Third Grade Classroom Is Just Fine
57. 14 DecJeff Bryant: How Community Schools Help Revive Erie, Pennsylvania
58. 14 DecGary Rubinstein: NYC’s New Chancellor Runs a Chain of Low-Performing Schools
59. 13 DecNew York Will Drop edTPA
60. 13 DecChicago: CTU Seeks Compensation for Teachers Who Lost Jobs in “Turnarounds,” Which Had Racially Disparate Impact
61. 13 DecNew Hampshire: Teachers, Parents File Lawsuit Against “Divisive Concepts” Law
62. 13 DecDo Not Forget the True Purpose of School
63. 13 DecAudrey Watters “Takes on Ed Tech from Its Beginnings”
64. 13 DecTexas: IDEA Charter Chain Sues State Attorney General to Keep Hotel Purchase Records Secret
65. 12 DecRobert Kuttner: A Good Day for Labor
66. 12 DecKathy Irwin: The Public High School in Mayfield, Kentucky, is Serving Its Battered Community
67. 12 DecGary Rubinstein: One of the “Most Dangerous” Reformers Will Be #2 in NYC Ed Department
68. 11 DecAn Absorbing Film about History, Heroism, Luck, Courage
69. 11 DecSarah Lahm: Overwhelmed by Choice and Shrinking Budgets, Minnesota Turns to Community Schools
70. 11 DecPeter Greene: Amazon and the Future of Education
71. 10 DecLeonie Haimson: To Reduce Inequality, Cut Class Sizes
72. 10 DecRavitch & Burris: Mike Bloomberg Is Wasting $750 Million on Charters
73. 10 DecNancy Bailey: An Overview of the War Against the Teaching Profession
74. 9 DecMiami Superintendent Will Become Los Angeles Chief
75. 9 DecNew Hampshire: State Commissioner Frank Edelblut Is Waging War Against Public Schools
76. 9 DecTexas: What Do Masks, Books, CRT, and Transgender Rights Have in Common?
77. 9 DecAdam Laats: The Conservative Attack on Education That Failed a Century Ago
78. 8 DecSteve Ruis: Are Democrats Tricking the GOP into Resisting Vaccines?
79. 8 DecMissouri: A List of Bills Filed by Legislators for the Next Term
80. 8 DecJacobin: The Republican Plan to Undermine Fair Elections
81. 7 DecPBS: Anti-CRT Laws Make Teachers Fearful of Teaching about Race and Racism
82. 7 DecWhy Are Republican Leaders Killing Their Base By Spreading Misinformation About Vaccines?
83. 6 DecCivil Rights Groups, Unions Form Coalition to Urge Federal Funding for Community Schools
84. 6 DecJohn Thompson: The Ordeal of Julius Jones in Oklahoma
85. 6 DecJack Hassard: Teaching Science with Art, Not “Standards”
86. 5 DecPeter Greene on the GOP’s “Parent Bill of Rights”
87. 5 DecThe Vaccines Work; Why Does GOP Oppose Them?
88. 5 DecJan Resseger Tackles the Issue of Parent Rights and Children’s Right to Learn
89. 5 DecMissouri Parent to Legislature: Don’t Defund Our Rural Schools with Charters and Vouchers
90. 4 DecNancy Flanagan on the Killings at Oxford High School
91. 4 DecSamuel Abrams: Should France Establish Charter Schools?
92. 3 DecAndre Perry: Push Back Against Conspiracy Theories That Defame Public Schools and Teachers
93. 3 DecSteven Greenhouse: How Unions Improve Workers’ Lives
94. 2 DecHomi Kharas: How Billionaires Could Solve Global Problems with a 1% Tax
95. 2 DecBillionaire Bloomberg Will Give $750 Million to Expand Charter Schools
96. 1 DecMichigan: Another Tragic School Shooting
97. 1 DecTom Ultican: The Attack on Democracy and Public Education by Charles Koch, ALEC, and Dark Money
98. 1 DecGrumpy Old Teacher: DeSantis Would Be Worse Than Trump

November 2021

1. 30 NovDefend Public Education Against Privatizers!
2. 30 NovNew Study Finds that Tougher Teacher Evaluations Showed No Gains in Student Achievement
3. 29 NovFlorida: Can Schools Wipe Out Racism by Banning Books about It?
4. 29 NovCarol Burris: NPE Builds an Archive of Charter Scandals
5. 28 NovStephen Sawchuk: What is Critical Race Theory and Why Is It Under Attack?
6. 28 NovAfter 25 Years, New York City Teachers Win Largest Legal Settlement Ever from NYC
7. 27 NovCharles Pierce: Do You Feel Safer After the Kenosha Trial?
8. 27 NovSara Stevenson: Governor Abbott, Stop Smearing School Librarians!
9. 26 NovReader: Should the Holy Bible Be Banned for Its Dangerous Content?
10. 26 NovThe View from Canada: Why Public Schools Are Public
11. 25 NovHappy Thanksgiving!
12. 24 NovChris Rufo Calls for Purging Educators and Dissenters
13. 24 NovArizona Republic Exposes Trump’s Frenzied Efforts to Overturn Arizona’s 2020 Vote
14. 24 NovGeorgia Verdict: Guilty
15. 23 NovWest Virginia: Board Approves 2 For-Profit Online Charter Schools
16. 23 NovSteve Nelson: The Campaign to Destroy Public Education
17. 23 NovNiall Ferguson: Higher Education is Hopelessly Left-Wing, So We Are Starting a New College
18. 23 NovJohn Oliver Explains Union-Busting
19. 22 NovRittenhouse Benefitted from a Well-Funded Defense Team
20. 22 NovArthur Camins: Tell It to Your School Board: We Demand Science and Care
21. 22 NovGratitude for a Celebration of Educators
22. 21 NovThom Hartmann: The Day Our Democracy Was on the Brink
23. 21 NovPeter Greene: Ranking States by Their Hostility to Public Education
24. 21 NovMichelle Goldberg: Democrats Must Fix Public Schools Or…
25. 20 NovDana Milbank: Who Is Worse? Paul Gosar or Kevin McCarthy?
26. 20 NovBruce Baker Reviews a Deceptive Voucher Proposal for New York
27. 20 NovArnold Hillman: Something’s Screwy with These Salaries
28. 19 NovSt. Louis: Business Leaders Press for Charter School Expansion, While Public Schools Lose Students and Resources
29. 19 NovBilly Townsend: Voucher Grifters, Take Mary McLeod Bethune’s Good Name Out of Your Mouths
30. 18 NovNH: “Moms for Liberty” Offer Cash for Catching a Teacher Teaching “Divisive Concepts”
31. 18 NovOklahoma: Gov. Stitt Commutes Death Sentence of Julius Jones
32. 18 NovOklahoma: Is Gov. Stitt Pro-Life or Pro-Death?
33. 18 NovCalifornia: Big Districts Dropping Traditional Grading System
34. 18 NovGarrison Keillor: Our House Is on Fire, Time to Act
35. 17 NovLos Angeles: Board Will Hear Presentation from Controversial Advocate
36. 17 NovOlivia Little: Unmasking “Moms for Liberty”
37. 17 NovAnya Kamenetz: School Board Madness About Masks, Vaccines, and Race
38. 16 NovCharles Foster Johnson: Texas Governor Abbott Declares War on Public Schools and Teachers
39. 16 NovStudy: How Foundations Engage in Advocacy by Funding Ideas They Like
40. 16 NovLos Angeles: A Growing Movement for Community Schools
41. 16 NovUpdates to Recent Posts
42. 15 NovPeter Greene: What I Dont Want to Hear About the Pandemic
43. 15 NovReader: Racism Explains the Youngkin Victory in Virginia
44. 14 NovWho Is Travis Scott? Why Did 9 of His Fans Die?
45. 14 NovLow-Performing For-Profit Charter Chain in Ohio Set to Launch Charter Schools in West Virginia
46. 13 NovDo You Want to Hear Nikole Hannah-Jones Discuss “The 1619 Project”?
47. 13 NovNancy Bailey: America Cannot Build Back Better if It Ignores Crumbling, Dangerous Schools
48. 13 NovJan Resseger: Biden’s “Build Back Better Program” Would Lift Millions of Children Out of Poverty
49. 12 NovStephen Dyer: Ohio Shifts District Funds to Charters
50. 12 NovJennifer Berkshire: The Real Reason McAuliffe Lost in Virginia
51. 11 NovNew Hampshire: Critics Worry that New Voucher Program Lacks Accountability, Especially for Students with Disabilities
52. 11 NovFort Worth: Voters Narrowly Pass Largest School Bond Issue in the Nation
53. 11 NovNorth Carolina: “Proud Boys” Show Up at Wilmington School Board Meeting
54. 11 NovTexas: Federal Judge Throws Out Governor Abbott’s Ban on Mask Mandates
55. 10 NovTexas: IDEA Public Schools Have Run Amuck, and No Excuses Exist for the State’s Unyielding Support
56. 10 NovOhio: Public Schools Outperform Charter Schools Again
57. 9 NovMassachusetts: Parent Coalition Protests New Charter in New Bedford
58. 9 NovDan Greenberg: How Teachers in My Ohio Community Beat Back the Attack on Our School Board
59. 8 NovDavid Gamberg: Son of a Truck Driver
60. 8 NovRepublicans Stoop to Role of Schoolyard Bully
61. 8 NovMercedes Schneider: What I Need to Seriously Confront Pandemic Learning Loss
62. 7 NovDemocrats Quietly Drop $100 Billion for School Capital Improvements from Infrastructure Bill
63. 7 NovBerkshire and Bailey: The Democrats Are Not Champions of Public Schools
64. 6 NovHarold Meyerson: Manchin and Simena are not “Moderates”
65. 6 NovWhy the Abortion Debate Will Soon Become Moot
66. 5 NovAnti-CRT Stance Helps Republicans Win School Board Races
67. 5 NovTexas: The Smell of Burning Books is in the Air
68. 4 NovBoston: Voters Overwhelmingly Support Return to Elected School Board
69. 4 NovPro-Public School Candidates Lost in Virginia, But Captured Some School Board Races Elsewhere
70. 4 NovVirginia: The Fraud Behind Glen Youngkin’s Attack on “Critical Race Theory
71. 3 NovBruce Lesley: Why Public Schools? Because They Are Essential to Democracy
72. 3 NovMarty Levine: Does the Arc of the Moral Universe Really Bend Toward Justice?
73. 2 NovThree States Enact Laws Protecting Drivers Who Ram Their Cars into Protestors
74. 2 NovJennifer González: What Teachers Need Now to Survive
75. 2 NovKevin Ohlandt: Listen to Teachers Before They Burn Out
76. 1 NovBob Shepherd: The Absurdity of Reading Instruction Today
77. 1 NovIllinois: The Right to Play

October 2021

1. 31 OctBill Phillis: Ohio’s Slick and Dirty Trick
2. 31 OctAlexandra Petri: The New Virginia “Reading” List
3. 30 OctNorth Carolina: Vote to Save Your Public Schools!
4. 30 OctNew Hampshire: How Libertarians Captured the Republican Party in the State
5. 30 OctIllinois: Parent Groups Sue to Remove COVID Safety Measures
6. 30 OctU.S. Supreme Court Declines to Overturn Maine Vaccine Mandate That Excludes Religious Exemption
7. 29 OctWest Virginia: Privatizers Control New State Charter School Board
8. 29 OctNaftuli Moster: Yeshivas Must Be Brought into the 21st Century
9. 29 OctHarold Meyerson on Biden’s Half Full, Half Empty Plan
10. 28 OctMy Testimony: Why NYC Schools Should Reduce Class Size
11. 28 OctHarold Meyerson: Two Senate Democrats May Be Dooming Their Party
12. 28 OctThe.Ink Interviews the Architect of the Billionaires’ Tax
13. 28 OctSchneider and Berkshire: Parents Do Not Have the Right to Decide What Their Children Learn
14. 27 OctScranton: Teachers Will Go on Strike
15. 27 OctRightwingers Urge Parents to “Defy the FBI” By Showing Up for School Board Meetings
16. 27 OctNational School Boards Association Bows to Pressure, Withdraws Complaint About Threats and Intimidation
17. 26 OctMy View of the Libertarian Attack on Public Schools
18. 26 OctPeter Greene Responds to the WSJ Attack on Public Schools
19. 26 OctWSJ: The Libertarian View of Public Schools
20. 25 OctUtah: Legislator Proposes Law to Require Social Studies Teachers to Post Lessons Online for Parents to Review
21. 25 OctJeff Bryant: The”Proud Boys” Are Coming for the Public Schools
22. 24 OctProPublica: 11 Black Children Were Arrested in Rutherford County, Tennessee, for a Crime That Doesn’t Exist
23. 24 OctMaryland Creates “Shadow” State Education Department, But Why?
24. 23 OctSomeDAM Poet: How to Be Free and Unvaxxed
25. 23 OctJan Resseger: Ohio State Board of Education Repeals Anti-Racism Resolution
26. 22 OctPeter Greene: What Is the Christian Educators Association?
27. 22 OctEdukention: Good Teaching about Race Does Not Make White Children Feel Bad About Themselves
28. 21 OctJim Sleeper: How Yale Molded the Cold War Mentality and Leadership
29. 21 OctTrump’s Legacy as the Mad President Lives On
30. 21 OctJeff Bryant: How For-Profit Charters Corrupt Education and Other Once-Public Services
31. 20 OctVirginia: What’s At Stake in the Governor’s Election?
32. 19 OctAnti-Vaxxers Who Died or Became Very Sick with COVID
33. 19 OctTexas: Insanity Erupts at School Board Meetings Over Critical Race Theory
34. 18 OctJan Resseger: A Thirty-Year Overview of Vouchers, Which Started in Milwaukee
35. 18 OctNancy Bailey: “The Truth About Reading” Isn’t True
36. 17 OctNYC: Eric Adams, Reversing De Blasio, Will Not Scrap Gifted Programs
37. 17 OctPeter Greene to U.S. News: Ranking Schools by Test Scores is a Truly Stupid Idea
38. 17 OctGuess Who Slipped a Pro-Corporate Provision into the Infrastructure Bill?
39. 16 OctTexas: Teachers Told to Teach “Opposing Views” of Holocaust and Slavery
40. 16 OctCarol Burris: The Myth of “Charter School Enrollment Growth” During Pandemic
41. 15 OctThe Sad and Unfree Life of an Anti-Vaxxer
42. 15 OctBilly Townsend: Is the Era of High-Stakes Standardized Testing Coming to an End?
43. 14 OctNetwork for Public Education Action Endorses Terry McAuliffe for Governor of Virginia!
44. 14 OctNew York City Plans to Eliminate G&T Test for Four-Year-Olds…Maybe
45. 14 OctHarold Meyerson: The Little Union That’s Reviving the Strike
46. 13 OctNew Hampshire: Legislator Says She Got COVID at Committee Meeting
47. 13 OctJeannie Kaplan: Dark Money Floods into Denver School Board Races
48. 13 OctParent: How I Was Scammed by a Charter School’s False Promises
49. 12 OctAshley Parker: A Worst-Case Scenario for Democracy
50. 12 OctSpencer Bokat-Lindell: Will Our Democracy Die in 2024?
51. 12 OctKentucky: Judge Strikes Down Voucher Program as Unconstitutional
52. 11 OctSteven Singer: Five Ways to Slow the Teacher Exodus
53. 11 OctAn Educator Who Changed Lives: Irene B. West
54. 11 OctPeter Smagorinsky: Who Would Want to Teach These Days?
55. 10 OctSweden: Why Do For-Profit Schools Survive Despite Overwhelming Public Opposition?
56. 10 OctBurris and Rees Debate For-Profit Charter Schools
57. 9 OctGood News from Oklahoma!
58. 9 OctJan Resseger: The Disaster of Student-Based Budgeting
59. 8 OctFBI Will Investigate Violent Threats Against Educators and School Boards
60. 8 OctNew Hampshire: Rabid Protestors Attack Democracy
61. 8 OctTexas: The District Needed Funding for More Schools. Instead, the Commissioner Opened More Charter Schools
62. 7 OctHow Laurene Powell Jobs Is Spending Her Billions
63. 7 OctNancy MacLean: “School Choice” Was Created to Protect Segregation
64. 6 OctJeremy Mohler: Don’t Make Fun of Anti-Maskers: Try to Educate Them
65. 6 OctNora de la Cour: For-Profit Remote Learning is a Disaster
66. 5 OctOhio: Republicans Intensify Theft of Public School Funding
67. 5 OctInternational Case Studies: Public Education Works!
68. 5 OctNew Hampshire: Voucher Costs Are Likely to Be 60 Times the Amount Budgeted
69. 4 OctNPE Action Grassroots Network Now Counts 175 Groups Nationally
70. 4 OctA Tale of Two Vaccines
71. 4 OctAudrey Watter’s Brilliant New Book on the Origins of Ed Tech
72. 3 OctBilly Townsend: GOP Candidate for Mayor Promises to Ban “Marxists” and George Soros from Lakeland, Florida
73. 3 OctYork, Pennsylvania, District Removes Ban on Books About Racism and Diversity
74. 3 OctDenis Smith: If We Lose Public Schools, We Lose Our Democracy
75. 2 OctKoch Network Funds Parent Anti-Mask Protests
76. 2 OctFlorida’s New Surgeon General Echoes Gov. DeSantis’ Anti-Vaxx Views
77. 2 OctSandy Hook Parents Win Defamation Suit Against Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones
78. 1 OctJan Resseger: Why Don’t We Value Early Childhood Education?
79. 1 OctTight Labor Market Forces Minimum Wage Up to $15 an Hour for More Workers

September 2021

1. 30 SepSteven Singer: Teachers Are Not Okay
2. 30 SepD.C.: Time for Fundamental Changes in Charter Sector
3. 29 SepAfghan Girls and Women Face a Bleak Future
4. 29 SepUnKochMy Campus: Send a Message
5. 28 SepJan Resseger: Does Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Want to Return to Arne Duncan Era?
6. 28 SepJohn Tanner: Why Do Politicians Cling to Failed Education Policies?
7. 27 SepPandemic Boosts Charter Enrollment
8. 27 SepMercedes Schneider: How TFA Alums Use Their Network to Move into Top Jobs and Score Fat Contracts
9. 26 SepIbram X. Kendi: How to Dismantle Racism
10. 26 SepOakland: Activists Win Six-Figure Settlement, which They Will Use to Fight Privatization
11. 26 SepIllinois: Mysterious Group Asks Schools if They Have Materials Included in “1619 Project”
12. 25 SepPeter Greene: In Case You Missed Michelle Rhee…You Can Join the Zoom
13. 25 SepNorth Carolina: Search for “Indoctrination” in Schools Flops
14. 25 SepValerie Strauss: What Is DeSantis Plan to “End Standardized Testing”?
15. 24 SepExcellent Summary of Rhode Island Me$$
16. 24 SepNorth Carolina Parent: I Used to Think My Legislators Supported Public Schools. They Don’t.
17. 24 SepSt. Paul: Hmong Charter School Loses $4.3 Million by Investing in Hedge Fund
18. 23 SepLisa Haver: Philadelphia School Board Silences Parent Voices
19. 23 SepScandal in Rhode Island, continued…
20. 23 SepChicago Picks a Corporate Reformer as New Superintendent
21. 22 SepToday: The Salem Witch Trials
22. 22 SepAaron Regunburg: Rhode Island Governor McKee Awards Fat Contract to Political Donors
23. 22 SepIowa: School Board Rejects Mask Mandate After Some Parents Threaten to Remove Their Children
24. 21 SepLinda Lyon: How to Make a Difference as a Citizen
25. 21 SepNancy Flanagan: School Boards at the Center of Political Conflict
26. 20 SepSteve Hinnefeld: Polls Show Public Support for Public Schools
27. 20 SepParent: Why I No Longer Support Vouchers
28. 19 SepManufacturing Consent for Market-Driven Schooling
29. 19 SepBill Phillis: A Major Difference Between Public Schools and “School Choice”
30. 18 SepA Fun Task for Middle-Schoolers
31. 18 SepHow the FBI Failed to Act on Allegations Against Gymnast Doctor
32. 18 SepTFA Pursues a New Mission After 30 Years of Making Little Difference in the Classroom
33. 18 SepTrevor Nelson Explains How Parents Fought Back Against Extremists in Arizona to Demand Safe Schools
34. 17 SepSarasota County, Florida: Chiropractor Signs Hundreds of Medical Exemption Forms for Students Whose Parents Oppose Mask Mandate
35. 17 SepJan Resseger: Ohio’s “Fair State Funding” Plan Is Grossly Unfair
36. 17 SepReading Fiction Increases Empathy and Encourages Understanding of Others
37. 16 SepEconomic Policy Institute: Why Unions Are Good for America
38. 16 SepPublic Health Specialist: The Ban on Abortion in Texas
39. 15 SepFlorida: DeSantis Set to Abandon Standardized Testing
40. 15 SepWashington Post Condemns DeSantis’ “Reckless” Behavior
41. 15 SepOhio: Vouchers Grow Despite Poor Performance and Cost
42. 15 SepJennifer Berkshire: The Bipartisan Coalition Supporting Charter Schools Is Dissolving
43. 14 SepCarol Burris: For-Profit Charter Operator May Make $1 Billion by Selling His Schools
44. 14 SepCalifornia: Online Charter Operator Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Fined $18.75 Million
45. 14 SepNurse: The Seven Stages of Coronavirus
46. 13 SepTexas Eliminates Accountability in Charter Schools for ELLs and SPED
47. 13 SepNPE Launches New Website with Stories from the Frontlines of Public School Advocacy
48. 13 SepU.S. Treasury: Richest Americans Dodge $163 Billion inTaxes
49. 12 SepLos Angeles: Parents Support Vaccine Mandate
50. 12 SepLos Angeles: School Board Votes Tuesday on Rightwing Funding Scheme
51. 11 SepSenator Robert Byrd Opposes the War in Iraq: 2003
52. 11 SepWhat if the U.S. Had Not Invaded Iraq? A Counterfactual Surmise
53. 11 SepOn September 11
54. 10 SepFlorida: Appeals Court Reinstates DeSantis’ Absurd Ban on Mask Mandates
55. 10 SepJan Resseger: Jeb Bush’s Pitiful Defense of Federal Funding of For-Profit Charters
56. 10 SepNancy Flanagan: It’s Time to End Our National Obsession with Test Scores
57. 9 SepBeware the Insidious Attack on Your Local School Board
58. 9 SepAs Schools Reopen, COVID Rates Rise for Children
59. 8 SepFlorida: Court Again Overturns DeSantis’ Ban on Mask Mandates
60. 8 SepLong Island: Hospital Workers Protest Vaccine Mandate
61. 8 SepSteve Ruis: The Abortion Debate and Hypocrisy
62. 8 SepThe Rightwing, Fear-Mongering Drive to Capture Local School Boards
63. 7 SepNew Hampshire: GOP Plans for Voucher Expansion Before Program Starts
64. 7 SepNew Hampshire: Republicans Laud New Voucher Program While Ignoring International Evidence
65. 6 SepDana Milbank: Texas Shows What a Post-Democracy Society Looks Like
66. 6 SepIslip, New York: Six Students Refuse to Obey Mask Mandates, Backed by Parents
67. 5 SepNorth Carolina: Federal Charter Schools Program Supports Segregation Academies
68. 5 SepChicago: Abandoned Schools, Overcrowded Schools
69. 4 SepBruce Baker: What Does Research Say about Differences Between Spending of Charter Schools vs. Public Schools?
70. 4 SepSupport Declines for Charters and Vouchers, Especially Among Democrats
71. 3 SepMercedes Schneider: After the Storm
72. 3 SepNPE Re-Schedules Annual Meeting Due to COVID
73. 3 SepBishop Sycamore High School: Is It Real or Is It Memorex?
74. 2 SepSan Diego: Online Charters Score Near Bottom
75. 2 SepJesse Hagopian: Teach Truth
76. 1 SepDarrell Moss: Pay Attention to Brain Research to Improve the Lives of Adolescents
77. 1 SepNorth Carolina: Republicans Push Law to Prevent “Indoctrination”
78. 1 SepPeter Greene: What If Every Teacher Had Staff?

August 2021

1. 31 AugSteve Hinnefeld: The Absurd Misuse of History
2. 31 AugACLU: Mask Bans Are Unfair to Students with Disabilities
3. 30 AugOttawa County, Michigan: Anti-Maskers Disrupt County Commissioners’ Meeting
4. 30 AugTragedy in Afghanistan
5. 29 AugCalifornia: The Gripping Story of One School Bus Trying to Escape the Paradise Fire
6. 29 AugOnly Girls’ Boarding School in Afghanistan Successfully Escapes the Taliban
7. 28 AugStates and Districts Impose Bans on “Critical Race Theory”: Why They Should Not
8. 28 AugGeorge Washington Was First to Mandate Vaccinations
9. 27 AugFlorida: Judge Throws Out DeSantis Ban on Mask Mandates
10. 27 AugLeonie Haimson: Columnists at NY Times Report on Gates Projects While Benefitting from Gates’ $$$
11. 27 AugTim Schwab: The Puzzling Rules about Financial Ties of Writers at the New York Times
12. 26 AugTexas: Dad Strips at School Board Meeting to Support Face Masks
13. 26 AugSeen on a Texas Highway
14. 26 AugTexas: School Cancels Award-Winning Elective in Government to Avoid Conflict with New “Critical Race Theory” Law
15. 25 Aug“The American Dream Is Now in Denmark”
16. 25 AugSteve Hinnefeld: Racial Integration Benefits All of Us
17. 24 AugPasadena, California, School Board Endorses High Standard for Vaccinations
18. 24 AugChildren Are Currently Required to Take Many Vaccines
19. 23 AugReader: Parents Do Not Have the “Right” to Opt Out of Public Health Measures
20. 23 AugA Tribute to Laura Chapman by a Former Student
21. 22 AugUVA “Disenrolls” 238 Students Who Did Not Get Vaccinated
22. 22 AugThe Battle Against Reality and Science Intensifies
23. 22 AugJeff Bryant: The End of School “Reform”
24. 21 AugNorth Carolina: Does Anyone Care about Ethics and Conflicts of Interest?
25. 21 AugGary Rubinstein: What You Need to Know about Admissions to Specialized High Schools
26. 21 AugSt. Louis: Stealth Effort to Push More Charter Schools Enrages School Board
27. 20 AugTexas: Disability Advocates File Federal Lawsuit Against Governor Abbott’s Masking Ban
28. 20 AugTexas Supreme Court Rejects Gov. Abbott’s Intervention, Allows Districts to Mandate Masks, for Now
29. 20 AugWe Have Lost a Dear Friend: Laura Chapman
30. 19 AugBiden Administration Will Take Action Against States That Ban Mask Mandates
31. 19 AugSteven Singer: Why Does Your Child’s Right to Unmask Usurp My Child’s Right to a Safe School?
32. 19 AugUnKoch My School! The Koch Attack on Public Schools
33. 19 AugCalifornia: Culver City School District is First in State to Require All Eligible Students to Be Vaccinated
34. 18 AugA Tribute to the Great Mike Rose
35. 18 AugGates, Walton, and Chan-Zuckerberg Join to Find “Breakthroughs” in Education
36. 18 AugGovernor Abbot of Texas Tested Positive for COVID
37. 17 AugFlorida: Miami-Dade and Broward Counties Defy DeSantis on Masking
38. 17 AugFlorida: COVID Cases Surge in Schools
39. 17 AugTexas Supreme Court Supports Gov. Abbott’s Ban on Mask Mandates
40. 16 AugUTLA Speaks Out Against “Internal” Voucher Scheme
41. 16 AugJohn Thompson: Oklahoma Educators Go Meek Against State Mandates Banning Masks
42. 15 AugCensoring “Persepolis”
43. 15 AugPeter Greene: What’s Wrong with For-Profit Charter Schools?
44. 14 AugRacism Flourishes in This Michigan Town
45. 14 AugPeter Greene: Federal Court Rules That Charter Schools Are Not Public Schools
46. 13 AugUTLA Endorses Vaccine Mandate
47. 13 AugOklahoma City Defies State Ban on Masks
48. 13 AugAFT Passes Pro-Vaccine Resolution
49. 12 AugUS Supreme Court Rules that Indiana University May Require Vaccinations
50. 12 AugNEA Endorses Mandatory Vaccination or Testing for Teachers
51. 12 AugTexas: The Poor Performance of Charter Schools
52. 12 AugGary Rubinstein: Another Sex Scandal at KIPP
53. 12 AugHouston Federation of Teachers Thanks Superintendent for Imposing a Mask Mandate
54. 11 AugNewark: Students Fall Behind During Pandemic in “Reform” Hotspot
55. 11 AugRandi Weingarten Supports Mandatory Vaccinations for Teachers
56. 10 AugJan Resseger: Public School Advocates Must Sharpen Their Message
57. 9 AugCalifornia: Judge Rules Against Online Charter Schools in Class Action Funding Lawsuit
58. 9 AugFlorida: Governor Threatens to Cut Funding from Districts that Require Face Masks
59. 8 AugCourtney Martin: Lessons in Choosing a School and the Stealth Racism of White Liberals
60. 8 AugKentucky: Brave Teacher-Legislator Condemns Vague CRT Proposed Law
61. 7 AugArkansas Judge Halts Mask Ban; Florida Offers Vouchers to Students Who Don’t Want to wear Masks
62. 7 AugDenver: All Teachers and Staff Must Be Vaccinated
63. 6 AugThe Arrogance of Stupidity
64. 6 AugSteve Ruis: OMG! We Are That Stupid!
65. 5 AugJan Resseger: Let’s Not Lose Sight of the Harm Done by Federally Mandated Testing
66. 5 AugMatthew Thomas: Billionaires Are Funding Critical Race Theory
67. 4 AugWhy Is Texas Governor Abbott Indifferent to the Pandemic?
68. 4 AugThree Billionaires Combine to Seek a “Breakthrough” in Education, Despite a Long Record of Failures
69. 3 AugRachel Cohen: How Advocacy Groups Are Refuting the Critics of CRT
70. 3 AugMaurice Cunningham: Why is the Press Uninterested in the Corporate Invasion of Public Education?
71. 2 AugGarrison Keillor: What’s in a Name?
72. 2 AugSamuel Abrams Reviews Joanne Golann’s Critique of “No Excuses” Charter Schools
73. 1 AugJeff Bryant: Charter Industry Lobbies Hard to Prevent Ban on Federal Funding of For-Profit Charters
74. 1 AugLinda Lyon: We Are Killing the Planet: Does Anyone Care?

July 2021

1. 31 JulJohn Merrow Thanks Tucker Carlson for a Truly Stupid Idea
2. 31 JulMaurice Cunningham: Phony Parent Groups Lead Attacks on Critical Race Theory
3. 30 JulTraverse City: The Success of Common Sense and Decency
4. 30 JulChicago: Teachers Union Celebrates Law Creating an Elected School Board
5. 30 JulTraverse City, Michigan, Divided Over Racism and Critical Race Theory
6. 30 JulBob Moses: A Tribute to a Brilliant Civil Rights Activist and Educator, and His Message to Us
7. 29 JulCommack Public Schools Riven by Rage about CRT
8. 29 JulNorth Carolina: Anti-CRT Forces Target Teacher of the Year for Teaching About Racism
9. 28 JulToday: The Anniversary of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution
10. 28 JulBoston: The Minority Report on Admission to Exam Schools
11. 28 JulCongratulations, Jeff Bezos! Now, Pay Your Taxes!
12. 27 JulPaul Waldman: Trump Supporters Will Not Believe the Capitol Police or Their Own Eyes
13. 27 JulThe January 6 Hearings Began Today, with Harrowing Testimony by 4 Police Officers
14. 27 JulHow to End the Pandemic
15. 27 JulPeter Greene: Children Should Not Go to School in a Bubble
16. 26 JulHow Charter Schools Select Their Students
17. 26 JulBruce Baker: How to Make Charter Schools More Accountable and Transparent
18. 25 JulAn Honest Man, and Other Heroic Republicans Who Rejected the Big Lie
19. 24 JulFred Klonsky: When Emancipation Came to D.C., Slave Owners Received Reparations
20. 23 JulNina Rees on Efforts to Reduce Funding for Charter Schools | C-SPAN.org
21. 23 JulA Proposal to Revive the Federal Writers’ Project
22. 23 JulChris Lubienski: The Deceptive Language of School Choice
23. 22 JulNorth Carolina: The Racism Behind the State Statute Barring Discriminatuon
24. 22 JulWhite Evangelicals Want to Destroy the Public Schools
25. 21 JulPaul Butler: UNC’s Treatment of Nikole Hannah-Jones Was a Demonstration of CRT
26. 21 Jul“Bill Gates Should Stop Telling Africans What Kind of Agriculture Africans Need”
27. 20 JulSean Hannity: Get Vaccinated!
28. 20 JulThomas B. Edsall: Is Education No Longer the Great Equalizer?
29. 20 JulAxios: GOP States Enacting Laws to Prevent Discrimination Against the Unvaccinated
30. 19 JulTwo Pro-Public School Organizations Are Merging
31. 19 JulThe Teen Who Inspired Zaila Avant-Garde to Win the National Spelling Bee
32. 18 JulBoston Changes Admissions Criteria for Exam Schools
33. 18 JulOhio Governor Signs Bill To Ban Schools and Universities from Requiring COVID Vaccinations
34. 18 JulChris Whittle Loses His Home in the Hamptons, Once Listed for $140 Million
35. 18 JulBruce D. Baker: Time to Tax Churches!
36. 17 JulMissouri: GOP Passes Vouchers
37. 17 JulJay Mathews Corrects an Error on the Blog
38. 17 JulFred Klonsky: What Happened When Marjorie Taylor Greene Visited Illinois
39. 16 JulDennis Shirley: Standardized Testing Is Obsolete
40. 16 JulJan Resseger Reviews an Important New Book About “No-Excuses” Schools
41. 15 JulHeather Cox Richardson: A History Lesson About Reconstruction and the Rights of Black People
42. 15 JulTom Loveless: Why the Common Core Standards Failed
43. 15 JulThe Obscure Foundation Funding the Uproar Over “Critical Race Theory”
44. 14 JulTennessee: Top Vaccination Official Fired for Urging Teens to Get Vaccinated
45. 14 JulSign Up for NPE’s Annual Conference This October!
46. 14 JulNorth Carolina: School Board Bans Teaching Anything That Makes Students Uncomfortable
47. 13 JulI’m Proud of My Fellow Texans!
48. 13 JulSteve Hinnefeld: “The 1619 Project” Affirms American Ideals
49. 13 JulThe Life of Sally Hemings: An Exhibit at Monticello
50. 12 JulTrump Praises January 6 Insurrectionists on FOX News
51. 12 JulRobin Lithgow: A Tribute to Drama Teachers
52. 12 JulDenis Smith Warns West Virginia about Their New Charter Law: Expect a Train Wreck
53. 12 JulRobert G. Parkinson: You Can’t Teach the Story of 1776 Without Discussing Race and Slavery
54. 11 JulMercedes Schneider on the Reporter Who Broke the Story About the UNC and Nikole Hannah-Jones
55. 11 JulCharter Chain Fights Audit Demanded by Private Funder
56. 11 JulValerie Strauss: Florida Cancels Local Control of Public Schools
57. 10 JulJan Resseger: Ohio’s Education Budget Fracas
58. 10 JulJohn Thompson: The Anti-CRT Crusade and the Oklahoma City Bombing
59. 9 JulHistorians and Other Scholars and Teachers Denounce Censorship in History Classes
60. 9 JulTimothy Snyder: The War on History is a War on Democracy
61. 8 JulWhy Were the Children of Benton Harbor, Michigan, Abandoned?
62. 8 JulThe Failure of the Obama-Duncan “School Improvement Grants” and Its Lessons for Today
63. 7 JulTexans Speak Out Against Government Censorship
64. 7 JulLinda Lyon: Can We Heal Our Divided Society?
65. 7 JulCelebrities Fund Public Schools, Not Charter Schools
66. 6 JulNikole Hannah-Jones Explains Why She Rejected UNC’s Belated Offer of Tenure
67. 6 JulNikole Hannah-Jones Rejects UNC Offer,Will Accept Chair at Howard University
68. 6 JulBob Shepherd on the Republican Obsession with Critical Race Theory
69. 6 JulTom Ultican: EdTech Is Big Business: Part 2
70. 6 JulTom Ultican: EdTech is Big Business: Part 1
71. 5 JulTexas: Lt. Governor Says State History Museum Should Not Discuss History
72. 5 JulNancy Bailey: Can We Save Our Democratic Public Schools?
73. 5 JulNicholas Tampio: Whatever Happened to the Common Core?
74. 4 JulFrederick Douglass: “What, to the American Slave, Is Your 4th of July?”
75. 4 JulThe Worst Day in American History
76. 3 JulPolitico: Climate Change Threatens Us All
77. 3 JulDenis Smith: Librarians Are the Superheroes of Media Literacy
78. 3 JulArthur Camins and Paul Kalb: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times for Science and Technology
79. 2 JulPeter Greene: The CRT Crusaders Are Targeting Individual Teachers and Schools
80. 2 JulMaurice Cunningham: School Privatizers Pump Money into Boston Mayoral Race
81. 1 JulUNC Board Grants Tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones After Protests by Black Faculty and Students
82. 1 JulDiane Ravitch: Time for Honesty About “Critical Race Theory”

June 2021

1. 30 JunDana Milbank: Republicans—Not Democrats— Have Voted to Defund the Police
2. 30 JunNew Hampshire: Majority of Governor’s Diversity Council Resigns in Protest
3. 30 JunGary Rubinstein: Is Stuyvesant High School–One of the Most Selective in the Nation–a “Good School”?
4. 30 JunA Black Student Who Regretted Her Four Years in a Selective High School
5. 29 JunLeonie Haimson: Why Does Mayor Bill DeBlasio Refuse to Reduce Class Size?
6. 29 JunOhio: Feds Investigating Campaign Contributions to ECOT
7. 29 JunFlorida: Teacher Rebukes Senator Rick Scott for Hypocrisy
8. 28 JunNew Hampshire Endorses Vouchers, Defunds Public Schools
9. 28 JunChina Requires Patriotic Education, Like GOP Governors and Legislators
10. 27 JunA Book You Should Read
11. 27 JunTexas: Charter Industry Encounters Obstacles to Growth
12. 27 Jun4th Grade Teacher: Remote Learning Was a Disaster
13. 26 JunGary Rubinstein: Should Selective Public Schools Like His Exist?
14. 26 JunBilly Townsend: A Florida School District That Is Fighting Privatizers and Winning
15. 25 JunJohn Thompson on The Perfect Storm of Destructive School Reform
16. 25 JunRhode Island: Legislature Proposes that Every Child in State Be Placed in Charter Lottery
17. 24 JunFlorida Passes Law to Investigate “Indoctrination” in Higher Education
18. 24 JunBrian Franklin: The Contradiction Between Celebrating Juneteenth and Banning Discussion of Racism
19. 23 JunNew Hampshire: What Happens When Society Stops Caring for Its Children?
20. 23 JunEconomic Policy Institute: CEO Pay Rose by 16% in Last Year, While Worker Pay Rose by 1.8%
21. 22 JunThe U.S. Has a Long History of Banning Controversial Topics and Blaming Teachers
22. 22 JunCampaign to Shame NYC Prep Schools for Teaching About Diversity Secretly Managed by Rightwing Group
23. 22 JunJeremy Mohler: A Promising Strategy to Build Ties Between Schools and Communities
24. 21 JunThe Issue That Will Decide the NYC Mayor’s Race: Charter Schools
25. 21 JunBetsy DeVos Is Subsidizing the News About Education on Many Radio Stations
26. 21 JunThe Man Who Turned “Critical Race Theory” into a Red-Hot Political Issue
27. 20 JunStanford Study: High School Students Lack Digital Skills to Spot Fake News
28. 20 JunAlabama: Politicians Win, Educators Lose
29. 19 JunGary Rubenstein: Faking the ASD Story
30. 19 JunFlorida: Billy Townsend Dissects Politicians’ Lame Efforts to Ban CRT and Deny Racism
31. 18 JunMercedes Schneider: The Leading Candidate for Mayor of New York City Has a Horrible Plan for the Schools
32. 18 JunNew York City: Where the Candidates Stand on Education
33. 17 JunChicago Regains Democratic Control of Its Public Schools
34. 17 JunThe “Waco Horror” of 1916
35. 16 JunTexas Historian: Yes, Teach Texas History: All of It!
36. 16 JunMcKenzie Scott Gives Away Another $2.7 Billion
37. 15 JunChris Lubienski: Why Do Markets Produce Standardization?
38. 15 JunOhio: Proof That High School Students Are Smarter Than Legislators
39. 14 JunBeware the Phony Parent Astroturf Groups in Your State!
40. 14 JunWilliam Gumbert: Dallas ISD Public Schools Significantly Outperform Dallas Charter Schools
41. 13 JunWho Should Pay for College?
42. 13 JunBiden Breaks Another Promise to Educators and Parents
43. 13 JunThe Downside of Data-Driven Education
44. 12 JunTom Ultican: How Johns Hopkins Lost Its Reputation for Scholarship in Education and Became a Beacon of “Reform” Advocacy
45. 11 JunMy Choice for Mayor of New York City
46. 11 JunChalkbeat: State Takeovers Are Usually Unsuccessful
47. 10 JunHow America’s Richest Pay Little or No Income Taxes
48. 10 JunGOP Billionaires Invest in NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary
49. 9 JunTexas: Valedictorian Challenges Governor Abbott and the Legislature Over Control of Her Body
50. 9 JunNorth Carolina Vouchers: An Unaccountable Waste of Public Money
51. 8 JunPeter Smagorinsky on Marjorie Taylor Greene’s New Deal Plan for Education
52. 8 JunCarol Burris: Why are Federal Dollars Subsidizing “White Flight”Academies?
53. 7 JunWashington Post: What is Critical Race Theory and Why Do Republicans Want to Ban It in Schools?
54. 7 JunJustin Parmenter: North Carolina Tries to Control What Teachers Teach
55. 6 JunMy View of the 1619 Project
56. 6 JunCriticisms of The 1619 Project
57. 6 JunThe 1619 Project: Essay by Nikole Hannah-Jones
58. 5 JunThe Politics and Ideology of School Choice Research
59. 5 JunMercedes Schneider: Why Does This State Board Member and TFA Official Consistently Fail to File Financial Disclosure Forms?
60. 4 JunNew Hampshire Set to Approve Vouchers
61. 4 JunSteven Singer: Why Does Pittsburgh Media Treat Rightwing Propaganda as Real News?
62. 4 JunDo Children Have a Right to Play?
63. 3 JunChicago Ends Arne Duncan’s Failed Strategy of “Turnaround” and “Disruption”
64. 3 JunNew Hampshire: Why We Need Equitably-Funded Public Schools
65. 2 JunGo Here for the Best Blog Posts on the Internet
66. 2 JunRepublicans Plan to Steal 2024 Election
67. 2 Jun100 Scholars: Our Democracy is at Risk
68. 1 JunJan Resseger: Time to Abolish the Federal Charter Schools Program
69. 1 JunOklahoma: Judge Orders Charter Founders to Turn Financials Over to State

May 2021

1. 31 MayThe Extremist Danger to Our Country
2. 31 MayBob Dylan’s Wonderful Nobel Lecture
3. 30 MayWhy Do Republicans Scare Voters with Absurd Claims about “Radical Socialism”?
4. 30 MayThe Tulsa Race Massacre: A Shameful Day in U.S. History
5. 29 MayMercedes Schneider: The Meteoric Rise and Fall of the Top Executives at the IDEA Charter Chain
6. 29 MayBilly Townsend: Are Florida Teachers Allowed to Teach Mandated State Standards About Racist Violence?
7. 28 MayPoll: QAnon Believers as Numerous As Some Major Religions
8. 28 MayKa-Ching! The Charter Lobby Buys into NYC’s Mayoral Race
9. 28 MayOklahoma: Epic Virtual Charter Severs Ties to Co-Founders’ For-Profit Firm After Paying Them Millions
10. 27 MayTexas Removes All Limits on Buying and Carrying a Handgun
11. 27 MayTom Ultican: I-Ready Is Not Ready for Prime Time: It May Never Be
12. 27 MayJane Nylund: I-Ready Stinks
13. 26 MayMaurice Cunningham: “Three Women and a Website” Plus the Support of Billionaires= National Parents Union
14. 26 MayIDEA Charter Chain in Texas Admits Major Scandal and Corruption
15. 25 MayTexas Legislature Passes Sweeping Restrictions on Teaching About Race
16. 25 MayBoard of UNC-Chapel Hill Denies Tenure to Distinguished Journalist
17. 24 MayBilly Townsend: Florida’s State Commissioner Corcoran Is a Loser Who Wants to Indoctrinate Students with Lies
18. 24 MayFlorida: State Commissioner Fires Teacher for Supporting BLM
19. 23 MayArizona: Were Voting Machines Corrupted by Private Contractors?
20. 23 MayBill Phillis: Why Do Ohio Republicans Hate Public Schools?
21. 22 MayProvidence: State Takeover Stumbles As “Toe-Popping” Official and Superintendent Are Fired
22. 22 MayBilly Townsend: Jones High School in Florida Is Far Better Than the Deregulated, Unaccountable Voucher Schools That the State Prefers
23. 22 MayDana Milbank: The War Over Civics Education
24. 21 MayJudge Orders DeVos to Testify About Cruel Treatment of Students Who Were Defrauded
25. 21 MayTom Ultican: This Important Book Explains the Toxic Racism That Poisoned New Orleans
26. 21 MayCarol Burris: Choice Zealots Accelerate Their Drive to Put Public Money into Private Schools
27. 20 MayTexas: Vouchers Lose Again!
28. 20 MayMinnesota: The Money Behind the Effort to Rewrite the State Constitution’s Education Clause
29. 20 MayMinneapolis: Segregated But Celebrated Charter School Will Close
30. 19 MayJeff Bryant: The Story of a School That Beat Back a State Takeover and Thrived
31. 19 MaySteven Singer: Pennsylvania Governor Wolf Fires State Charter Appeals Board
32. 18 MayArizona: Election Officials Object to Private Audit of 2020 Ballots
33. 18 MayCapital & Main: Eli Broad Wanted to Destroy Public Education
34. 18 MayEverything You Wanted to Know About Bill Gates, But Didn’t Ask
35. 17 MayWhy is “Critical Race Theory” Controversial and What Is it?
36. 17 MayHistorian: Segregation Persists Because Whites Opposed Any and All Efforts to Advance Desegregation
37. 16 MayArizona Republicans Blast Partisan Audit of 2020 Election
38. 16 MayChicago Eliminates Another Arne Duncan Initiative
39. 16 MayImpoverished Pennsylvania District About to Be Fully Charterized, Despite Parent Opposition
40. 15 MayJan Resseger: Will the Biden Administration Revive the Failed Policies of NCLB and Obama?
41. 15 MayRobert Kuttner: Biden’s Chance to Save College Students from Crushing Debt
42. 14 MayMichael Gerson: The Only Republican in Good Standing Must Be a Liar or Resign
43. 14 MayTeachers, Bloggers, Writers: Tell Your Story
44. 14 MayMaurice Cunningham: Questions for the “National Parents Union”
45. 13 MayOklahoma: State Officials Say It’s “Racist” to Teach About Racism
46. 13 MayNorth Carolina: Voucher Zealots Want to Destroy Public Schools
47. 12 MayWhat Does the Republican Party Stand For?
48. 12 MayKansas City: “Never Seen This Kind of Money” in School Board Races
49. 11 MayMississippi: School Bus Drivers Face Fine, Even Jail, for 2–Day Strike
50. 11 MayNEPC: Five Myths About Teaching
51. 10 MayEPI: If You Appreciate Teachers, Pay Them More
52. 10 MayLeslie T. Fenwick: All Students, Especially The Most Vulnerable, Need Certified, Well-Prepared Teachers
53. 9 MayCharter Lobby Backs Leading Candidates for NYC Mayor
54. 9 MayMaurice Cunningham: Who Got Suckered? Secretary Cardona or Readers of The74?
55. 8 MayMercedes Schneider: Whistleblower in Texas Fired for Reporting Misused SPED Funding
56. 8 MayWyoming Passes Charter Law that Guts Local Control and Accountability
57. 7 MaySad! Jeff Bezos Lost $4.31 billion Yesterday
58. 7 MayNancy Bailey: The Tug of War Between Teachers and Technology
59. 7 MayNicholas Tampio: How the Feds Can Kill the Liberal Arts and Humanities
60. 4 MayCharles Siler: A Former Privatizer Changes Sides
61. 3 MayAn Update on My Health
62. 3 MayGood News from Oakland!
63. 2 MayBiden’s Message: Government Must Work for the Common Good
64. 2 MayKathleen Cashin: How Schools Should Invest the Biden Windfall
65. 1 MayJeff Bryant: The Truth Behind Attacks on Teaching “Critical Race Theory”
66. 1 MayBiden Chooses Ex-Obama Official for Key Position in Department of Education

April 2021

1. 30 AprThe Mind Trust in Indiana Gives $800,000 to Charter Operator, Ignoring Lawsuits, Multiple Financial Scandals and Fake Resume
2. 29 AprNew Hampshire: The Libertarian Attack on Government
3. 28 AprSeth Andrew, Founder of Democracy Prep Charter Chain, Arrested by Federal Officials
4. 28 AprMinnesota: Elites Propose Constitutional Amendment to Enable Segregated Schools
5. 27 AprTexas: Stand Together Against the Voracious Charter Industry
6. 27 AprMissouri Times: Stop the Demolition of Public Schools: They Belong to the Public
7. 26 AprTom Ultican: No Billionaires Wanted or Needed
8. 24 AprJan Resseger: Isn’t 25 Years of Failed Educational Policy in Ohio Enough?
9. 24 AprAngie Sullivan: Restorative Justice Requires Funding to Help Kids
10. 23 AprTexas: Charter Industry Goes for the Gold: Power
11. 22 AprSamuel Abrams: Why Does the New York Times Repeatedly Exaggerate the Selectivity of NYC’s Top High schools?
12. 21 AprI’m Back, Almost!
13. 19 AprHow Does Forbes Select Its “30 Under 30,” Who Are Considered Leaders in Education?
14. 18 AprLaura Chapman on Michael Fullan
15. 18 AprAngie Sullivan: In the Nevada Charter Industry, Conflicts of Interest Are Rampant
16. 18 Apr“Are You Popular?” An Educational Film from the 1940s
17. 17 AprOhio: Voucher Students Are Not Required to Take State Exams
18. 17 AprAn Important New Book About New Orleans and Its Schools
19. 17 AprSteven Singer: Diversity is the Most Important Reason to Save Public Schools
20. 16 AprWhat I Said About NCLB and Standardized Testing a Decade Ago
21. 16 AprSpeduktr: We All Pay for Public Services and Public Goods, for Our Common Benefit
22. 15 AprLaura Chapman: The Growth of the EdTech Biz
23. 15 AprTom Ultican: Why I Support Public Education
24. 15 AprMy Signal Contribution to the U.S. Department of Education
25. 15 AprSteve Ruis: Why the Rich Love the Status Quo
26. 14 AprAndrea Gabor: How Big Philanthropy Captured Media Coverage of Their Education Investments
27. 14 AprJeanne Kaplan: The Battle Against Deformers in Denver is Always Uphill
28. 13 AprThe Politics Of School Choice
29. 13 AprKen Futernick: Teacher Stories about Life Today
30. 12 AprDiane’s Practical Tips for Dog Lovers
31. 12 AprPeter Greene: I Believe in Public Education
32. 11 Apr“We Found a Baby on the Subway”–A Lovely Story
33. 11 AprJohn Thompson: How Corporate Reform Devastated My School
34. 11 AprYong Zhao and William McDiarmid: Time to Rethink Standardized Testing
35. 10 AprBob Braun Explains the Opposition to Billionaire-Funded “Reform”
36. 10 AprWest Virginia: The Great Charter School Swindle
37. 10 AprDavid C. Berliner: A Hug for Jennifer
38. 9 AprChildren and Guns: One More American Tragedy
39. 9 AprNancy Bailey: Why I Write About Students and Public Schools
40. 9 AprGary Rubinstein: Why I Left the “Reform” Movement
41. 8 AprStop Federal Funding of Charter Schools
42. 8 AprDiane’s Practical Tips for Everyday Life
43. 8 AprJack Schneider: What is “Public” about Public Education?
44. 8 AprKaren Francisco: Why I Fight to Save Public Schools
45. 7 AprFlorida! Stop SB 48
46. 7 AprTexas: Public Schools Are Better Than Charter Schools: Stop Funding Failure!
47. 7 AprCarol Corbett Burris: Why Do Charter Schools Get Away with Massive Fraud?
48. 6 AprNew York Allows Opt IN for State Tests This Year
49. 6 AprValerie Jablow: D.C. Has Lost a Great Education Leader, Elizabeth Davis
50. 6 AprSaving the Commons: This I Believe
51. 6 AprMy Broken Heart
52. 5 AprWest Virginia Passes Sweeping Voucher Bill
53. 5 AprElizabeth Davis, President of Washington Teachers Union, killed in Car Crash
54. 5 AprCameron Vickrey: What’s the End Game with School Choice in Texas?
55. 5 AprMaurice Cunningham: The Rise of an Astroturf Rightwing “Parents” Group
56. 5 AprIdaho: Vouchers Violate the State Constitution
57. 5 AprAn Easter Message from the Former President
58. 4 AprMercedes Schneider: Ed Deformers Create Another “Grassroots” Group of Moms
59. 4 AprArthur Schwartz, the Lawyer Who Beat Success Academy Charter Chain in Court
60. 4 AprRobert Kuttner: Biden’s Universal Pre-K Should Be Part of Public Schools, Nor “Public-Private” Partnerships
61. 4 AprHappy Easter, Happy Spring!
62. 3 AprBrookings Study: How D.C. School Choice Intensifies Segregation
63. 3 AprGayle Greene: The Country Moves Forward, the Schools Remain Mired in the Past
64. 3 AprRobert Skeels Beats Charter Industry in Court—Twice
65. 3 AprIllinois Restores Chicago Teachers’ Bargaining Rights
66. 2 AprFlorida: Inside the Dark, Dirty Secrets of Florida’s Jeb Crow Schools of “Choice”
67. 2 AprRhode Island: Teachers Demand End to State Takeover of Providence Schools
68. 2 AprSan Diego: Cindy Marten Is a Great Education Leader
69. 1 AprJohn Merrow: The “Learning Loss” Pandemic and Its Cures
70. 1 AprOklahoma: A Sick Joke on the Public
71. 1 AprThe Smartest Horse Ever?
72. 1 AprKevin Welner: Parents Thrilled with Return of Testing!
73. 1 AprTexas: Senate Education Committee Guts Local Control of Schools

March 2021

1. 31 MarPlease Complete This Survey on Opting Out of Standardized Testing
2. 31 MarPeter Greene: Is Your Charter School a Public School?
3. 31 MarAngie Sullivan: Nevada Gives Tax Breaks for Business, Shortchanges Kids
4. 31 MarHow Students Pay for Corporate Tax Abatements
5. 30 MarJustice for George Floyd
6. 30 MarJoel Westheimer: Three Essential Lessons That COVID Taught Us About Education
7. 30 MarA Bold Idea for Testing: Opt-In
8. 29 MarMaurice Cunningham: How Did Ordinary Moms in Rhode Island Get the Money to Pay for a Poll? Hint: Dark Money
9. 29 MarFlorida: League of Women Voters Exposes Voucher Boondoggle As Big Business
10. 29 MarEzra Klein Interviews Bernie Sanders
11. 28 MarOklahoma: State Board, by 4-3, Gives Charter Schools Access to Local Tax Revenues
12. 28 MarElection Reform: Now and Twenty Years Ago, A Personal Story
13. 28 MarNew Yorker: Union Vote in Bessemer Is Crucial to Revival of Labor and the Fairness of the Economy
14. 27 MarMarion Brady: Free Courses of Study to Think Differently
15. 27 MarFlorina Rodov: Inside the Charter School Hype and Hoax
16. 27 MarEconomic Policy Institute: As Unions Decline, Income Inequality Grows
17. 26 MarGary Rubinstein: How to Pretend to Reform Schools
18. 26 MarTom Loveless: Why Common Core Failed
19. 26 MarLeonie Haimson: NYC Squandered Millions on Charter Rentals
20. 25 MarTim Slekar: A Survey of Teachers
21. 25 MarDarcie Cimarusti: K12 Inc. and Charter Lobby Pushes for $$$ in Iowa
22. 25 MarUnions and the Future of Democracy
23. 24 MarKentucky Governor Vetoes Voucher Bill and Pension Bill
24. 24 MarPennsylvania: Why Charter Schools Get Less Funding Than Public Schools
25. 24 MarMaurice Cunningham: The Marketing of the “National Parents Union”
26. 24 MarTexas: Legislature Debates Whether to Make It Easier to Open Charter Schools
27. 24 MarPeter Greene: How a Non-Profit Charter School Can be Run for Profit
28. 23 MarMontana: Charter Industry Targets Rural State
29. 23 MarFlorida Voucher School Hires Unqualified Teachers, Ex-Con, State Doesn’t Care
30. 23 MarValerie Strauss on the NPE Report on For-Profit Charters
31. 22 MarNEPC: Another Useless Report from NCTQ
32. 22 MarPasi Sahlberg and William Doyle: In Finland, Education is a Basic Civil Right
33. 21 MarBrookings: The Battle for a Union at Amazon in Bessemer, Alabama
34. 21 MarRichard P. Phelps Looks Back on D.C. Reform, Part 2
35. 21 MarRichard P. Phelps: The D.C. Reform Hoax, Part 1
36. 20 MarNew Hampshire: Republicans Move Forward with Largest Voucher Program in Nation
37. 20 MarJan Resseger: How to Wreck Your State’s Public Schools
38. 20 MarTheresa Thayer Snyder: What Shall We Do With the Children After the Pandemic?
39. 19 MarMcConnell Threatens “Scorched Earth” in Senate if Democrats Eliminate the Filibuster
40. 19 MarFlorida: Republicans Plan to Eviscerate Public Schools
41. 19 MarMichael J. Hynes: Beware the College Board Dragon!
42. 18 MarArkansas: Voucher Forces Trying Again, Backed by Walton Money
43. 18 MarKentucky: Educators Dismayed by Rushed Voucher Bill
44. 18 MarBad News in Kentucky: Legislature Passes Voucher Bill
45. 18 MarGood News in Arkansas: House Votes Down Voucher Expansion
46. 18 MarPolitico: Give Bernie Sanders’ Credit for Pushing Biden Relief Bill
47. 18 MarSuccess Academy Charter Chain Will Not Give State Tests This Year
48. 17 MarKentucky: Legislature Passes Voucher Bill
49. 17 MarDon’t Believe the “Learning Loss” Hoax
50. 17 MarYong Zhao: Beware the “Learning Loss” Trap
51. 17 MarNetwork for Public Education: The Scandal of For-Profit Charter Schools
52. 16 MarMaurice Cunningham: A Tangled Web of Christian Conservatives, Economic Royalists, and the “National Parents Union”
53. 16 MarThe New Yorker: The Biden Plan Includes a Genuine Anti-Poverty Program
54. 16 MarChicago Charter Chain Apologizes for “Racist, No-Excuses” Regime
55. 15 MarRoy Blunt and the Cowardice of the GQP Establishment
56. 15 MarAn Interview with Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider About ”A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door”
57. 15 MarWhy Zip Codes Matter
58. 15 MarBiden’s $1.9 Trillion Relief Bill Will Lift Many Children Out of Poverty
59. 14 MarA Florida Blogger You Should Read
60. 14 MarHow the U.S. Supreme Court Could Save the Nation
61. 13 MarSuccess Academy Charter Chain Ordered to Pay $2.4 Million to SPED Families
62. 13 MarMaurice Cunningham: The “National Parents Union” and Dark Money
63. 13 MarShould KIPP Be Allowed to Build a School on a Toxic Waste Site?
64. 13 MarBiden’s Rescue Plan Will Cut Child Poverty in Half!
65. 12 MarPrincesses Need a Union!
66. 12 MarCollege Deans Speak Out Against High Stakes Testing
67. 12 MarArthur Camins: Why We Should Abandon Standardized Tests and Embrace Assessments
68. 11 MarRep. Jamaal Bowman and Randi Weingarten: Skip the Tests
69. 11 MarLes Perelman: We Need an FDA for Educational Assessments
70. 11 MarPeter Greene on the Destruction of Public Education in Arizona
71. 10 MarPort Washington School Board Demands Waiver from Spring Testing
72. 10 MarRep. Jamaal Bowman Leads Effort to Reverse Federal Stance on Testing
73. 10 MarMinnesota: Time for the Failed “Reformers” to Leave the Schools Alone
74. 10 MarLos Angeles: Teachers and District Strike a Tentative Deal
75. 10 MarGreat News: Vouchers Blocked Again in Texas!
76. 9 MarLaura Chapman: TCM Reviews Bias in Films
77. 9 MarNew York Times: Readers Respond to Charter Debate
78. 9 MarAFT & NEA Issue Joint Statement on Actions Needed After the Pandemic to Benefit All Students
79. 8 MarFlorida Set to Expand Vouchers Again
80. 8 MarLaura Chapman: Education Trust and Its Well-Funded Demands That the Biden Administration Deny Waivers from the Tests
81. 8 MarA Broadie Joins the Biden Administration
82. 7 MarDr. Seuss and “Cancel Culture”
83. 7 MarNew Orleans: The Other Side of the Story
84. 6 MarCarol Burris: Fordham Study Misleads the Public About Fiscal Harm of Charter Schools
85. 6 MarRhode Island: Dark Money Backs “Parent Group” for More Charter Schools
86. 6 MarUTLA Votes Overwhelmingly to Demand Safe Schools Before Returning to Work
87. 5 MarThe Dark Secrets of the Privatization Movement: An Interview with Charles Siler
88. 5 MarWho Signed the Pro-Testing Appeals?
89. 4 MarTexas: A Message from My Brother
90. 4 MarNew Hampshire: Rightwing Commissioner Offers Top Job to DeVos Clone
91. 4 MarVouchers Would Ruin Public Education in New Hampshire
92. 4 MarNew Hampshire: Join the Fight to Save Public Schools!
93. 4 MarNew Hampshire: Bitter Fight Over Voucher Bill
94. 3 MarJoin Me Tonight to Talk with Two Super Guests
95. 3 MarGive Thanks to Our Teachers for Braving the Pandemic!
96. 2 MarGo to This Link to See Best Posts of the Day
97. 2 MarA Grand Virtual Festival to Honor Sir Ken Robinson
98. 2 MarMy Latest: 20 Years of Failed Reforms
99. 1 MarBill Gates Invites You to Learn About “The State of Education”
100. 1 MarWhere to Find a Collection of the Best Blog Posts
101. 1 MarBayard Rustin: A Remembrance
102. 1 MarA New Direction for This Blog

February 2021

1. 28 FebJeff Bryant: Biden Has a “Golden Opportunity” to Strengthen Public Education
2. 28 FebTom Ultican: What Are the Education Development Center and the Urban Collaborative?
3. 28 FebMercedes Schneider: The Story Behind the New Orleans Takeover
4. 28 FebCalifornia: Charter Operators Will Repay the State at Least $215 Million
5. 28 FebDenisha Jones: The Day Joe Biden Lied to Me About Standardized Testing
6. 27 FebBritish Psychologists: Focus on Children’s Well-Being, Not Their Academics
7. 27 FebMaurice Cunningham: How Billionaires’ Dark Money Shapes Education Policy
8. 27 FebPalm Beach County: Charter Schools Win Tax Fight
9. 27 FebBiden Administration Continues to Hire Key Staff for ED Department Before Confirmation of Secretary or Deputy Secretary
10. 27 FebMissouri: Republicans Pass Voucher Program, Consider “Rush Limbaugh Day”
11. 26 FebEd Deform Groups Congratulate Biden on Decision to Test
12. 26 FebLeonie Haimson: Biden Should Focus on Vaccinating Teachers Instead of Forcing States to Give Pointless Tests
13. 26 FebNancy Bailey: Is EdTrust Behind the Renewal of Standardized Testing?
14. 26 FebVictoria E.M. Cain: A Brief and Sobering History of Technology in the Classroom
15. 26 FebJan Resseger: Eve Ewing Ignored the “Economic Catastrophe” That Charter Schools Create for Public Schools
16. 26 FebBob Shepherd on Standardized Tests
17. 25 FebMy Review of Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire, “A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door”
18. 25 FebLet Ian Rosenblum Know What You Think about His Decision to Impose Standardized Testing
19. 25 FebIs the edTPA a Valid Measure of Teacher Quality?
20. 25 FebNora De La Cour: Abolish High-Stakes Testing
21. 25 FebDavid Berliner: Why Religious Schools Should Never Receive a Dollar of Public Funding
22. 24 FebCalifornia: Nearly 50,000 Teachers and Parents Say NO to Biden Testing Demand
23. 24 FebNew York: A Sample Opt Out Letter
24. 24 FebSteve Hinnefeld: Black Legislators in Indiana Were Right to Talk about Race
25. 24 FebNicholas Tampio: Let the Children Play This Summer, Not Catch Up on “Learning Loss”
26. 24 FebNew Congressman Jamaal Bowman Blasts Biden Testing Plan
27. 24 FebNYSAPE Urges Parents to Opt Out of Biden Testing
28. 23 FebLearn About Litigating Against Vouchers
29. 23 FebPastors for Texas Children to the Texas Legislature: “Make Suitable Provision!”
30. 23 FebAl Franken on Rush Limbaugh’s Squalid Legacy
31. 23 FebMercedes Schneider on the Biden Testing Plan
32. 23 FebPeter Greene: Six Reasons Not to Rely on the Big Standardized Tests
33. 23 FebLeonie Haimson: Biden’s Absurd Decision to Impose the Tests: Opt Out!
34. 22 FebBiden Administration’s Broken Promise: Schools Must Give Standardized Tests This Spring
35. 22 FebEve Ewing Is Wrong About Charter Schools
36. 22 FebThis Is What a Great National Leader Looks Like
37. 22 FebCurtis Cardine: The Cost of Funding the Arizona Voucher Legislation
38. 22 FebNew York City: Andrew Yang Panders to Ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Community
39. 21 FebNew Hampshire: As House Delays Voucher Bill, Senate Forges Ahead with Same Bad Bill
40. 21 FebWest Virginia: House Delays Voucher Bill When It Sees the Cost
41. 21 FebPeter Greene: Disaster Capitalism and Kids Today
42. 21 FebLaura Chapman: When Bankers Lead Education “Reform”
43. 20 FebGood News from New Hampshire: Legislature Postpones Voucher Bill to Next Year
44. 20 FebTexas: The Mayor Who Told People in His Town to Fend for Themselves
45. 20 FebMichael Fullan: The Right Drivers for School Success in the 21st Century
46. 19 FebGeorgia: Civil Rights Groups Oppose Voucher Legislation
47. 19 FebNational Education Policy Center Criticizes RAND for Overstating Results of Study of Online Learning
48. 19 FebEducation Scholars and Leaders Push Back Against High-Stakes Standardized Testing
49. 19 FebSchool Funding Since 2008: $600 Billion LOST!
50. 18 FebEducation Law Center: Minnesota Considers Constitutional Amendment That Threatens Student Rights
51. 18 FebTexas: The Consequences of Funding Two Separate School Systems
52. 18 FebArizona: CEOs Criticize Voucher Expansion
53. 18 FebArizona: Legislature Passes Huge Voucher Expansion, Despite Will of Voters
54. 17 FebFBI Arrest UCLA Student Who Participated in Trump Riot at Capitol, Sat in Pence’s Chair
55. 17 FebRepublicans Falsely Blame Wind Power for State’s Deep Freeze
56. 17 FebJohn Thompson: Immigrant Children in Oklahoma Tell Their stories
57. 17 FebIndiana: Three Former State Chiefs Join to Denounce Voucher Expansion Plan
58. 17 FebIndiana: Expanding Vouchers Hurts Public Schools
59. 17 FebWest Virginia: Legislators Advancing Charters and Vouchers
60. 16 FebPeter Greene: The Great Big Money-Making Edu-Octopus
61. 16 FebJan Resseger: Trust The Teacher to Tell You How Your Child Is Doing, Not Big Data
62. 16 FebFlorida Editorial: Republicans Have Betrayed the Nation
63. 16 FebSteve Chapman: Trump and His Allies Have Damaged Our Democracy
64. 15 FebFlorida Alert! Save Public Schools from Privatizers!
65. 15 FebBeware Women in the Workplace: A 1950s Educational Film
66. 15 FebA Reader: A Message for Teachers
67. 15 FebHelen Ladd and Edward Fiske: States Need an Equity-Oriented Accountability System for Charter Schools
68. 15 FebArthur Goldstein Asks Michael Bloomberg to Stop Disrespecting Teachers
69. 14 FebThis Teacher Worked for K12 Inc. and Now Regrets It
70. 14 FebEducators Everywhere See Chance to Ditch Exam Straitjacket
71. 14 FebWho Is Cindy Marten?
72. 14 FebRhode Island Senate Democrats Pass Three-Year Moratorium on New Charters
73. 13 FebTrump Is Triumphant—and Vindictive
74. 13 FebJohn Thompson: The Debate About Reopening Should Not Be Politicized
75. 13 FebThoughts on the Perennial Pleasures of “Mrs. Dalloway”
76. 13 FebNew York Times: Scientists Say Schools Should Reopen
77. 13 FebSweden: Politicians Let Schools Sink into a Swamp of Corruption (Part 2)
78. 13 FebThe Shame of Swedish Education: J’Accuse! (Part 1)
79. 12 FebRandi Weingarten on New CDC Guidelines for Reopening Schools
80. 12 FebEdutopia: What is a Good School?
81. 12 FebChristina Groeger: How Education Embedded Inequality
82. 12 FebMy Interview with Karen Lewis at Annual NPE Conference in 2015
83. 12 FebIn the Public Interest: The Latest Charter School Scandals
84. 12 FebBob Shepherd: A Commemoration in Honor of Trump
85. 12 FebUTLA: The CDC Guidelines Do Not Meet Needs of Urban Districts
86. 11 FebWarning: Beware of Norway!
87. 11 FebJohn Merrow: Bad Reporting about the Pandemic and School Reopenings
88. 11 FebNew Hampshire: Voucher Bill Will Cost $100 Million per Year
89. 11 FebSarah Karp: Karen Lewis, A Fearless Warrior for Children and Teachers
90. 11 FebDavid Berliner on the Travesty of Public Funds for Religious Schools
91. 11 FebThe Terror of the Impeachment Trial
92. 10 FebJan Resseger: Republican Moderates Want to Reduce COVID Relief Bill by Cutting Out Help for Children
93. 10 FebWhy Does the Thomas B. Fordham Institute Control Education Policy in Ohio?
94. 10 FebPeter Greene’s Favorite Blogs
95. 10 FebNicholas Kristof: We Are a Nation of Child Abusers
96. 9 FebMatt Farmer: The Unforgettable Karen Lewis
97. 9 FebPaul Thomas: The “Science of Reading” Is Recycled from the Past
98. 9 FebEmma Tai: Karen Lewis Taught Us to Believe That We Could Win
99. 9 FebHistorian Warns Iowa: Fix Public Schools, Don’t Destroy Them
100. 8 FebCTU Statement on the Passing of President Emerita Karen Lewis
101. 8 FebJoin Me Wednesday to Learn the Inside Story of the New Orleans “Coup D’Etat”
102. 8 FebLaura Chapman: On EdTrust’s “Demand” to Test Students This Spring
103. 8 FebNorth Carolina: Privatizers Raid Public Funds for Religious Schools
104. 8 FebKaren Lewis, Historic Leader of Chicago Teachers Union, Has Died
105. 8 FebDave Pell: We’re Not in Kansas Anymore
106. 8 FebBiden Administration Adds “Reformers” to Key Roles in Department of Education
107. 7 FebA Teacher in California: The Madness of Test Obsession
108. 7 FebPennsylvania: What HappenedWhen Governor Wolf Asked for Accountability from Charters
109. 7 FebNancy Bailey: Why Schools Are Likely to Embrace More Big-Tech After the Pandemic?
110. 7 FebEducators: Beware “The City Fund” and Its Many Tentacles of Privatization
111. 7 FebIs It Safe to Resume In-Person Instruction?
112. 6 FebJohn Thompson Reviews Derek Black’s “Schoolhouse Burning”
113. 6 FebLeonie Haimson: What Mitt Romney Needs to Know About Class Size
114. 6 FebDana Milbank: The GOP Has an Anti-Semitism Problem
115. 6 FebNorth Carolina Adopts New Social Studies Curriculum, Despite Opposition of Black Lieutenant Governor
116. 5 FebTennessee: State Supreme Court Will Review Voucher Case
117. 5 FebSumming Up the Work of the NPE Grassroots Network: 2020
118. 5 FebSOS Arizona Asks for Your Help to Stand Up for Public Schools
119. 5 FebCarol Burris: Cardona Is a Public School Guy
120. 5 FebNew Hampshire: “Historic” Turnout Against Proposed Universal Voucher Plan
121. 5 FebTexas: Stop the STAAR Test. It’s a Waste of Money and Students’ Time
122. 4 FebRachel Levy Is Running for the Virginia House of Delegates. She Deserves Our Support!
123. 4 FebHouston: School Board Seeks to Squelch Student Activism
124. 4 FebEdTrust and Other Groups Ask Cardona NOT to Allow Testing Waivers
125. 4 FebJeff Bryant: DeVos Is Gone, But the Voucher Movement Presses Forward
126. 4 FebWhat You Need to Know About Standardized Testing
127. 3 FebAndrew Tobias: The Madness of Crowds
128. 3 FebArmed Protesters Are Making Protests Dangerous and Risky
129. 3 FebNew Hampshire: Republicans Introduce Sweeping Voucher Legislation
130. 3 FebAxios: Inside the Craziest Meeting of the Trump Presidency
131. 2 FebFlorida: Stop the Mega-Voucher Bill!
132. 2 FebAs Trump Era Ends, “School Choice Movement” Must Confront Its Conservative Roots
133. 2 FebOh, No! The Culture Wars Are Back (If They Ever Left)!
134. 2 FebPastors For Texas Children Ask U.S. Department of Education: Please Regulate the Growth of New Charters in Texas
135. 2 FebMercedes Schneider and I: New Members of the House Education and Labor Committee
136. 1 FebRepublicans Want to Slash Funding for Schools in COVID Relief Bill
137. 1 FebJoel Westheimer: Americans Are Losing Faith in Democracy
138. 1 FebOklahoma: Second-Grade Girl Expelled Because She Admits She Likes Another Girl
139. 1 FebJake Jacobs Reviewed Hillary’s Dreadful Education Plan
140. 1 Feb2016: Hillary’s Dreadful Education Plan

January 2021

1. 31 JanGuess Who Paid for Trump’s January 6 Rally?
2. 31 JanFBI Probes Planning for Violent Coup on January 6
3. 31 JanPeter Greene: The Robograding Fraud
4. 31 JanNorth Carolina Hopes to Demolish Its Public Schools, Too
5. 31 JanJohn Thompson: Oklahoma’s Disastrous Efforts to Privatize Everything
6. 31 JanTexas Requires Students to Take State Test in Person
7. 30 JanWho is Madison Cawthorn?
8. 30 JanIran: The Fight Against Privatization of Education 40 Years After the Revolution
9. 30 JanSteve Hinnefeld Reviews “A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door” by Schneider and Berkshire
10. 30 JanMitchell Robinson: If You Want Schools to Reopen, First Make Them Safe for Students and Teachers
11. 29 JanGary Rubinstein: A Book You Should Read! Only 99 Cents!!
12. 29 JanA Fascinating Story of a Survivor
13. 29 JanALERT! Red State Governors Push DeVos Privatization Agenda As They Celebrate “School Choice Week”
14. 29 JanNEPC Interviews Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire About Their New Book “A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door”
15. 29 JanAndrea Gabor: What the Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman Taught Us
16. 28 JanShocker: NYC Education Board Rejects Mayor’s Plan to Test 4-Year-Olds for Gifted Program
17. 28 JanIowa: Act NOW to Save Your Public Schools!
18. 28 JanJohn Merrow: The Choices We Should Make for “School Choice” Week
19. 28 JanQAnon Cult Panicked by Biden’s Inauguration
20. 28 JanMercedes Schneider: The Hoax of Online “Learning” in Louisiana
21. 28 JanFarewell to the SAT! We Hope.
22. 27 JanWhat Happened to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Democratic Opponent?
23. 27 JanBREAKING NEWS! QAnon Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Appointed to House Education and Labor Committee
24. 27 JanLouisiana: Reading Scores in Early Grades Decline under Reformer John White
25. 27 JanAdam Laats: Betsy DeVos and the Politics of Fear
26. 27 JanMatt Bai: Time for Teachers to Grow Up and Get Back into the Classroom
27. 27 JanSteven Singer: How to Show Appreciation for Teachers: Vaccinate Us
28. 26 JanGeorgia’s QAnon Member of Congress Supports “Execution” of Leading Democrats
29. 26 JanCancel the Spring Tests! Sign the NPE Petition Here!
30. 26 JanThe Neo-Nazi Next Door
31. 26 JanJulian Vasquez Heilig Schools Jonathan Chait about Charters
32. 26 JanWhy the District of Columbia Should Gain Statehood
33. 26 JanStudy: Weakening Unions Increases Gender Gap in Wages
34. 25 JanBreaking News! New York State Asks Feds for Testing Waiver for This Spring!
35. 25 JanEmiliana Dore: Charter Schools Are Not the Answer!
36. 25 JanArthur Camins: Time for Democrats to Divorce the “Bipartisan” Education Policy Agenda
37. 25 JanJohn Thompson: A Hilarious Novel about Life in the Classroom Today
38. 25 JanDr. Bandy X. Lee and the “Goldwater Rule”
39. 24 JanDonald Trump: America’s Liar-in-Chief
40. 24 JanAnn Cronin: Miguel Cardona, What Is Your Vision for American Education?
41. 24 JanWill Jeff Bezos Seek Control of American Education?
42. 24 JanNancy Flanagan: Eight Reasons to Get a New National Anthem
43. 24 JanJoin the National Town Hall to Learn About Canceling Testing This Spring
44. 23 JanJonathan Swan: Bill Barr Quit Because He Knew Trump Was Lying about the Election
45. 23 JanPeter Greene: Republicans in Florida Seek to Gut Public Schools Entirely
46. 23 JanLeonie Haimson to Mayor de Blasio: Cancel the Tests for Gifted and Talented Programs NOW!
47. 23 JanA Wonderful Typo! We Need Common CARE Standards!
48. 22 JanEd Johnson to the Atlanta School Board: “America United” and “A Union with Purpose”
49. 22 JanCommonweal: What the Insurrection Was Really About
50. 22 JanLetter from a Connecticut Teacher to Dr. Cardona: Stop the Spring Tests!
51. 22 JanEzra Klein: Biden’s Plan to Curb the Pandemic is Shockingly Simple
52. 21 JanALERT: MISSOURI PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN PERIL!
53. 21 JanTrump’s 1776 Commission Releases a Literal Whitewash of U.S. History
54. 21 JanRebecca Klein: Christian Textbooks Echo Trump Rhetoric
55. 21 JanTom Ultican on the Biden Education Team, So Far
56. 21 JanMeet Miguel Cardona, Soon to Be Secretary of Education
57. 21 JanMike Klonsky: Not with a Bang, But a Whimper, Trump Slithers Away
58. 20 JanPolitico: Trump Officials at Pentagon Refused to Cooperate with Biden Team
59. 20 JanRandy Rainbow Bids Farewell to Trump
60. 20 JanGreg B: The Significance of This Day
61. 20 JanBiden’s Faith is Part of His Identity
62. 19 JanI Got My COVID-19 Vaccine Shot Today!
63. 19 JanWashington Post: Private Militias Planned the Insurrection
64. 19 JanMeet Cindy Marten: The New Deputy Secretary of Education
65. 19 JanMimi Swartz: Ted Cruz, Liar and Thug
66. 19 JanAlex Newhouse: Radical Activists Revealed Their Plans for January 6 Online
67. 19 JanAndrea Gabor: Now Is the Time to Revive Civics Education and Media Literacy
68. 19 JanJohn Thompson Reviews “A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door”: A Frightening Future Ahead
69. 18 JanRobert Kuttner: Lefties, Stay Home!
70. 18 JanBillionaire Funders of Club for Growth Backed Cruz, Hawley, Other Big-Lie Liars
71. 18 JanWSJ: Europe Is Closing Down Schools for Fear of COVID Spread
72. 18 JanDo Radical Hate Groups Now Own the GOP?
73. 18 JanDr. Martin Luther King Jr.: The Drum Major Instinct
74. 18 JanInside the Mob: A New Yorker Video
75. 17 JanPutin Orders Arrest of Navalny on His Courageous Return to Russia
76. 17 JanCongressman Jamie Raskin: A Heart-Breaking Tribute to His Son
77. 17 JanBiden Announces: Science and Facts Are Back!
78. 17 JanNew York Review of Books: “The Dark History of School Choice”
79. 17 JanMichigan: Former Governor Snyder Charged for “Willful Neglect of Duty” in Flint Water Case
80. 17 JanYvonne Abraham: The Party That Broke the Country Had the Audacity to Ask for Unity
81. 16 JanDog Lovers Return to the White House!
82. 16 JanA Historian of Fascism: What Comes Next?
83. 16 JanIn the Public Interest: Betsy DeVos Lives On
84. 16 JanKatherine Stewart: Josh Hawley, Religious Zealot
85. 16 JanWhat Trump Did During the Insurrection
86. 15 JanThree Heroic D.C. Police Officers Describe the Insurrection
87. 15 JanSara Stevenson: Our “Lord of the Flies” Moment
88. 15 JanWhy Amazon Shut Down Right-Wing Site Parler
89. 15 JanWell-Known Hate Groups Participated in the Siege of the U.S. Capitol
90. 15 JanADL: The Alt Right and Lite-Right: Naming Names
91. 15 JanSenator Bernie Sanders on Biden COVID Plan
92. 15 JanBiden’s Relief Proposal for Schools and the Economy
93. 14 JanAn Epitaph for Donald Trump’s Twitter Account
94. 14 JanDana Milbank: The Republican Party Deserves to Die
95. 14 JanArthur Camins: What Democrats Must Stand For Now
96. 14 JanStop the Spring Tests! Support the Children!
97. 13 JanHarold Meyerson on Trump’s Second Impeachment
98. 13 JanTrump’s Speech on January 6, Annotated
99. 13 JanWashington Post: Rally Organizer Conspired with Three Members of Congress
100. 13 JanInside the Riot: A Washington Post Video
101. 13 JanFree! Top Ten Articles from the History of Education Quarterly
102. 13 Jan60 Minutes Interviewed Nancy Pelosi about the Insurrection
103. 13 JanA 50-State Analysis of PPP Funding of Charter Schools, Religious Schools, and Private Schools
104. 12 JanThe FBI Lied: They Knew in Advance
105. 12 JanAtlanta: Charter Schools Rake in Millions in PPP Funds for “Not-Public Schools”
106. 12 JanWhat Might Have Happened on January 6
107. 12 JanTFA Snags Top Job in Biden Administration
108. 12 JanJan Resseger: Resuming Standardized Testing in the Midst of a Pandemic Is Absurd
109. 12 JanPeter Greene: The Washington Post Editorial Board Are the Know-Nothings of U.S. Education
110. 11 JanArnold Schwarzenegger: Trump’s Coup Attempt Reminded Him of Nazis
111. 11 JanFormer White House Official: Trump Knew He Lost the Election. He Lied.
112. 11 JanTed Cruz: America’s #1 Hypocrite
113. 11 JanHouston Chronicle to Ted Cruz: Resign! You Embarrass the State
114. 11 JanThere Was a Failed Coup Attempt on January 6. Who Planned It?
115. 10 JanFBI Arrests QAnon Leader of Capitol Mob
116. 10 JanDonald Trump is a Traitor
117. 10 JanFriends Who Stood Up for Reverend Warnock Report on Their Journey with Him
118. 10 JanDominion Sues Trump Lawyer Sidney Powell for $1.3 Billion for Defamation
119. 10 JanOne by One, the Domestic Terrorists Who Swarmed the Capitol Are Identified. But Most Will Not Be.
120. 10 JanRep. Clyburn: How Did Terrorists Know Location of My Unmarked Office?
121. 9 JanLaurence Tribe and Joshua Matz: Impeach Trump Without Delay
122. 9 JanRandy Rainbow on “Sedition”
123. 9 JanBusiness Insider: U.S. Allies Say Trump Attempted Coup with Inside Help
124. 9 JanSweden and the Damage Done by Free-Market Reforms
125. 9 JanJohn Thompson: Is It Time to Apologize to Teachers and Their Unions for Their Caution?
126. 9 JanJosh Hawley: Bad Karma for Bad Character
127. 8 JanGeorge Will: Remember The Seditionists
128. 8 JanAccountability for Those Who Provoked Insurrection
129. 8 JanNancy Bailey: Seven Concerns for Public Schools This Year
130. 8 JanBetsy DeVos Resigns, Citing Trump’s Support for Insurrection
131. 7 JanValerie Strauss: Growing Number of States Want Waivers from Annual Testing
132. 7 JanPasi Sahlberg: Australian Education Is Declining Because It Followed the U.S. Model
133. 7 JanJan Resseger: Senator Jon Tester is A Hero of Public Education
134. 7 JanThe Trump Insurrection of 2021
135. 7 JanTwitter Temporarily Suspends Trump’s Account
136. 6 JanTerrorism at the U.S. Capitol, Inspired by Trump
137. 6 JanJohn Thompson: Who is Cleta Mitchell, Trump’s Latest Election Lawyer?
138. 6 JanJulian Vasquez Heilig Refutes Jonathan Chait on Charters, With Facts
139. 6 JanCarol Burris: The CARES 2 Act Allows Charter Schools to Double Dip
140. 6 JanJohn Ewing: “Learning Loss” is an Absurd Concept
141. 5 JanBob Shepherd: The Devil Went Down to Georgia
142. 5 JanDenis Smith: “The American Taliban”
143. 5 JanGeorgia: Federal Judge Tosses Another Trump Lawsuit
144. 5 JanSteve Schmidt: January 6 is “the Beginning of the End” for the GOP
145. 5 JanTrump’s Wild-Eyed Conspiracy Theories Run Out of Time
146. 5 JanShould Private and Religious Schools Receive COVID Funds Meant to Save Small Businesses?
147. 5 JanSt. Louis: Privatizers and Assorted Billionaires Pick Over Bones of Public School System
148. 4 JanTrump Loses Another Frivolous Lawsuit
149. 4 JanBusiness Leaders Urge Congress to Certify Biden Election Without Delay
150. 4 JanLaura Chapman: McKinsey’s Education “Expert”
151. 4 JanThe American Prospect: Proposals for Biden’s Day One Progressive Agenda
152. 4 JanJake Jacobs: End the Tax Breaks for Charter Schools and the Uber-Rich
153. 4 JanThe Gates Foundation’s Not-Green Revolution in Africa
154. 3 JanBreaking News: Trump Called Georgia Secretary of State and Pressured Him to Change State Vote
155. 3 JanFederal Appeals Court Rejects Republican Bid to Allow Pence to Deny Electoral College Votes
156. 3 JanThe New York Times Should Add a Former Teacher to Its Editorial Board
157. 3 JanA Warning: Who Is Paying for Your State’s Civics Courses?
158. 3 JanMercedes Schneider: States Should Ask for Waivers for Spring Testing
159. 3 JanJosh Hawley: The Trump Wannabee
160. 3 JanJohn Thompson: What Teachers Should Do When Schools Re-Open
161. 3 JanBroadway Stars: “Georgia on My Mind”
162. 2 JanTrump Plans to Keep Fighting Even After Congress Certifies Electoral College Votes
163. 2 JanSteve Hinnefeld: Indiana Legislators Preparing to Expand Failed Voucher Program
164. 2 JanNevada: Charter Schools Cashed in on PPP Money
165. 2 JanEl Paso Teacher, 35, Dies of COVID-19
166. 2 JanPeter Greene: Democrats Need a Major Restart for Education
167. 2 JanTrump-Appointed Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Seeking to Block Biden Electoral College Victory
168. 1 JanPlease Support the Network for Public Education!
169. 1 JanWelcome 2021! Go Away, 2020!
170. 1 JanBreaking News! Pence Does Not Want Power to Overturn Election Results