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December 2023

1. 31 Dec2023! The Year That Vouchers Became an Entitlement for Children of the Wealthy!
2. 31 DecTimothy Snyder: Why We Must Not Abandon Ukraine
3. 31 DecNew Republic: Elon Musk is the Biggest Scoundrel of 2023
4. 31 DecCalifornia: Federal Appeals Court Allows New Gun Law to Remain in Place
5. 30 DecEric Foner: Why the North Fought the Civil War
6. 30 DecHeather Cox Richardson: Nikki Haley and the Death of the Republican Party
7. 30 DecA Primer on The Lost Cause for Nikki Haley
8. 30 DecJoshua Zeitz: Why Nikki Haley Did Not Admit that Slavery Was a Leading Cause of the Civil War
9. 29 DecRussia Pounds Ukraine with Barrage of Missiles
10. 29 DecOhio: Governor Vetoes Bill Banning Transgender Medical Care
11. 29 DecThe Republican Crack-Up
12. 29 DecHow Idaho Moms Beat Back the Culture Warriors
13. 29 DecU.K.: Two Teens Lure Transgender Girl to Her Death
14. 28 DecHere Are the Books Removed from Classroom Shelves in Orange County, Florida
15. 28 DecOrange County, Florida, Removed 673 Books from Classroom Shelves
16. 27 DecBenjamin Netanyahu Is a Maniac!
17. 27 DecIs the U.S. a “Democracy” or a “Republic?”
18. 27 DecMy View: Harvard Should Support President Claudine Gay
19. 26 DecThom Hartmann: Do Not Be Fooled By These GOP Scams
20. 25 DecMerry Christmas! Reach Out and Spread Joy
21. 24 DecDan Rather and Elliott Kirschner: A Reason to Smile
22. 23 DecRomeo and Julieta in Rio: A Beautiful Love Story
23. 23 DecNewly Surfaced “Moms for Liberty” Video Shows Their Religious Extremist Agenda
24. 23 DecCommonweal: The Battle Against School Vouchers in Idaho
25. 22 DecWSJ Reveals How Putin Got Rid of Wagner Chief
26. 22 DecMissouri: The Foundation that Wants to Replace Public Schools with “Christ-Centered K-12 Education”
27. 22 DecCalifornia: Federal Judge Overturns Law that Bans Guns in Many Public Places
28. 21 DecMaurice Cunningham on the Rise and Fall of Moms for Liberty
29. 21 DecStuck Between All Sides: A Young Woman Reflects on the War in Gaza
30. 21 DecOn the War Between Israel and Hamas
31. 20 DecMatthew Schmitz: Trump Is a Pragmatic Moderate, Not an Extremist
32. 20 DecNew York City May Tax NYU and Columbia to Aid Public Universities
33. 20 DecBiden Wants to Lower Prices on Drugs Developed with Public Funding
34. 19 DecThom Hartmann: Why Democrats Should Make a Border Deal: Call the GOP Bluff
35. 19 DecAn Israeli Professor at Yale Denounces Efforts to Squelch Palestinian Protests and Harass University Leaders
36. 19 DecPaul Bonner: Our Useless Focus on Test Scores
37. 18 DecRobert Hubbell: Two Heroes of Democracy: “They Stood Their Ground”
38. 18 DecNancy Bailey: Children Need Recess Every Day!
39. 18 DecJosh Cowen: 2023 Was a Banner Year for Vouchers, Censorship, and Attacks on LGBT Kids
40. 17 DecFlorida: One Transgender Girl
41. 17 DecCensoring Books is a Betrayal of the Right to Read, Learn, and Teach
42. 17 DecChicago Leaders Want to Move Away from Choice and Revive Neighborhood Schools
43. 16 DecJason Garcia: DeSantis vs. the First Amendment
44. 16 DecHeather Cox Richardson: Trump and the Missing Russia Binder
45. 16 DecNorth Carolina: Sampson County’s Environmental Nightmare
46. 15 DecArthur Goldstein: Beware of “Medicare Advantage”!
47. 15 DecJohn Thompson: Why Does the Media Love to Publish Bad News about our Public Schools?
48. 15 DecDavid Wallace-Wells: The Headlines Are Wrong! U.S. Students Outperformed Their Peers in Rest of World on PISA Test
49. 14 DecPolitico Interviews Fiona Hill About the Stakes in Ukraine
50. 14 DecRuth Ben-Ghiat: The GOP Protects Criminals, a Sign of Authoritarianism
51. 14 DecNorth Carolina: Federal Education Official Involved in Charter School’s Financial Woes
52. 13 DecTulane Research Center Funded by Charter Advocates Will Study National Impact of Charter Schools
53. 13 DecFlorida GOP Set to Abandon Jeb Bush “Test-and-Punish” Reforms
54. 13 DecBridget Ziegler Refuses to Step Down from Sarasota School Board
55. 13 DecFlorida: SAT Scores Are Awful
56. 12 DecMax Boot: The GOP Abandonment of Ukraine is Disgraceful
57. 12 DecBilly Townsend: Christian Ziegler is the Perfect GOP Leader for Florida. What about Bridget?
58. 12 DecKentucky: Judge Strikes Down Funding for Charter School Law
59. 11 DecGuiliani Trial Begins Today in Georgia
60. 11 DecDana Milbank: The 3 Stooges Plan to Impeach Biden
61. 11 DecRobert Kagan: How to Stop Trump and Save Democracy
62. 11 DecRobert Kagan: Will Trump End Democracy?
63. 10 DecOrlando Sentinel to Zieglers: Resign! I Disagree.
64. 10 DecPeter Greene: Vouchers Are NOT “Saving Poor Kids from Failing Schools”
65. 10 DecJohn Thompson: The Most Important Lesson That Students Need Today
66. 10 DecLeonard Leo Is Pushing for Public Funding of Religious Schools
67. 10 DecIsraeli Peace Activist: Teach Compassion, Not Hate
68. 9 DecAlexandra Petri: If You Need Medical Advice in Texas, Call State Atty-General Ken Paxton
69. 9 DecVirginia: The Long Forgotten Story of the Danville Massacre of 1883
70. 9 DecNational Education Policy Center: Closing the Gap Between Research and Practice in the Teaching of Reading
71. 9 DecWhy Did Americans Abandon the Greatest Economy in History?
72. 8 DecGayle Greene: Higher Education and the Triumph of Hype Over Experience
73. 8 DecMarjorie Taylor Greene Warns Against COVID Vaccine
74. 7 DecWhat Home Schooling Sometimes Hides: Child Abuse
75. 7 DecBOMBSHELL: Cardona Gives Hillsdale Charter School $2 Million, Despite Lies and Lack of Diversity
76. 7 DecPennsylvania: New School Board President Sworn in on a Stack of Banned Books!
77. 6 DecYou Gotta See This!
78. 6 DecTennessee: 80% of Charter Schools Are Less Successful than District Public Schools
79. 6 DecTennessee: Dark Money Targets Critics of School Choice, Republicans and Democrats
80. 5 DecPR Firm Releases Statement from Moms for Liberty about Bridget and Christian Ziegler
81. 5 DecPennsylvania: New School Board Tosses Out Rightwing Policies
82. 5 DecShould Domestic Violence Abusers Have the Right to Buy Guns?
83. 5 DecScott Maxwell: Politicians Don’t Want You to Vote—Except for Them
84. 5 DecWhy States Should Reject Vouchers: They Reduce Opportunity for Most Kids at a High Price for Taxpayers
85. 4 DecJess Piper: Rural Missouri Kids Don’t Need Vouchers
86. 4 DecJohn Thompson: The Carnegie Unit in the Line of Fire
87. 4 DecMassachusetts, Top State on NAEP, Discovers a “Serious Literacy Crisis” Among Youngest Children
88. 3 DecThe Netherlands: Party of Far-Right Islamophobe Wins Parliamentary Elections
89. 3 DecThom Hartmann: Argentina Elects Wild-Eyed Libertarian as Its New President
90. 3 DecJeffrey Herf: How Hamas Fooled the Left in the U.S. and Europe
91. 2 DecThe Ziegler Sex Scandal: Police Release Rape Affidavit of Accuser
92. 2 DecJeb Bush: Don’t Abandon High-Stakes Testing (Except for Voucher Schools)
93. 2 DecFlorida: More on Sex Scandal Involving GOP Chair and Mom for Liberty
94. 2 DecPeter Greene: Will Wyoming Pass Vouchers and Throw Rural Schools Under the Bus?
95. 1 DecFlorida: Orlando Philharmonic Fined $5,000 for Drag Show
96. 1 DecJan Resseger: The Facts About Vouchers
97. 1 DecIdaho: Red-State Families Fight Vouchers!
98. 1 DecChris Tomlinson: Texas Oilmen Spreading Hate and Lies

November 2023

1. 30 NovFlorida: GOP Leader Under Investigation for Sexual Battery
2. 30 NovOne Brief Shining Moment When Peace in the Middle East Seemed Possible
3. 30 NovFlorida: New College Wants $400 Million to Expand
4. 30 NovNational Education Policy Center: Are ESAs as Bad as Vouchers—Or Worse?
5. 29 NovRosalynn Carter: A Son’s Eulogy
6. 29 NovFlorida: DeSantis Hires Company to Train State Guard for Combat
7. 29 NovElon Musk Sues Critic for Scaring Away Advertisers
8. 29 NovPolitico: Most Vouchers Are Used by Students Who Never Attended Public Schools
9. 28 NovFlorida: School Officials Removed for Allowing Trans Girl to Play Girls’ Volleyball
10. 28 NovThom Hartmann: The GOP Plan to Kill Social Security
11. 28 NovThe Network for Public Education Needs YOU!
12. 28 NovJohn Thompson: What Do School Report Cards Mean?
13. 28 NovColumbia Journalism Review: Yes, There Is Bias in the Mainstream Media
14. 27 NovWatch Dr. Marvin Dunn, the Brave Scholar of Black History in Florida
15. 27 NovFlorida: Conservative State Supreme Court May Block Referendum on Abortion
16. 27 NovOhio: GOP Politicians Try to Undo Voters’ Will on Abortion Rights
17. 26 NovRandi and Sharon in Israel Speaking of Compassion and Sorrow and the Path Forward
18. 25 NovThe Thanksgiving Rant of a Man Who Needs Help
19. 24 NovOne Last Word or Two Because It’s Still Thanksgiving Day
20. 23 NovHappy Thanksgiving to One and All, Especially You!
21. 22 NovHeather Cox Richardson: Do Not Tire in the Struggle to Defend Our Democracy
22. 22 NovBOMBSHELL: Secret Documents Reveal $$ Behind School Choice in Tennessee
23. 22 NovJason Garcia: DeSantis Planned Bigger Punishments for Disney
24. 22 NovArkansas Recruits Students to Enroll in Fundamentalist Christian School
25. 21 NovBrilliant! Houston Chronicle: Gov. Abbott, Give Up on Vouchers!
26. 21 NovFlorida: Why a Librarian Quit
27. 21 NovPEN America: The Spread of Gag Orders and Censorship Across the States
28. 20 NovJeff Bryant: Vouchers Are Busting State Budgets
29. 20 NovFortune: DeSantis’ War on Disney Is Stupid and Vengeful
30. 20 NovFlorida: DeSantis Cronies Win Lucrative Disney Contracts
31. 19 NovNorth Carolina: Traitor Tish Gets Her Reward
32. 19 NovPeter Greene: The History the Christian Nationalists Want
33. 19 NovFlorida: Republicans Scheme to Destroy Teachers’ Unions
34. 19 NovTexas: Conservative Rural Republican Legislator Explains Why He Opposes Vouchers
35. 18 NovPresident Biden: The U.S. Will Not Retreat in the Fights Against Putin and Hamas
36. 18 NovFact-Checking Trump’s Fantastical Memory of Clash with Iran
37. 18 NovDan Rather and Elliott Kirschner: Democracy Will Not Survive Another Trump Term
38. 18 NovMothers Against Greg Abbott Celebrates Defeat of Voucher Bill!
39. 18 NovBREAKING NEWS: Vouchers Defeated in Texas Again!
40. 17 NovHillary Clinton: Hamas Must Go
41. 17 NovAdam Grant: What We Can Learn from International Assessments
42. 17 NovThom Hartmann: The GOP is the Party of Austerity, Tax Cuts, and Death
43. 16 NovSwedish Expert: The Market System Is a Disaster for Students and for Sweden
44. 16 NovSweden: Education Minister Declares For-Profit Schools a Failure
45. 15 NovWatch This! Gloria Ladson-Billings Speaks at NPE Conference about Attacks on Public Schools
46. 15 NovA Useful Guide to the Privatization Movement: Please Add Your Nominees!
47. 15 NovTexas Suburb Removes Ban on Gender Roles in Student Production of “Oklahoma”
48. 14 NovMideast: Deal to Exchange Some Hostages for Prisoners Seems Near
49. 14 NovHeather Cox Richardson: Trump Embraces Fascist Language and Policies
50. 14 NovRuth Ben-Ghiat: Is Trump Our Mussolini?
51. 14 NovPolitico: House Republicans Want Deep Cuts to Education Funding
52. 13 Nov“In Texas, the Only Good Voucher Bill Is a Dead One”
53. 13 NovTexas: Gov. Abbott Calls 4th Special Session to Offer Bribes for Vouchers
54. 13 NovJan Resseger: The Governor‘s Takeover of Education Is Hurting Ohio’s Schools
55. 12 NovFlorida: How Koch Industries Closed a Mill, Laid off 500+ Workers, and Got in Line for a Tax Break
56. 12 NovValerie Strauss: Voters Give “Moms for Liberty” a Well-Deserved Whupping
57. 12 NovProPublica: Voters in Midland, Texas, Defy Billionaire, Pass School Bond Issue
58. 11 NovTexas: Black and Brown Activists Invite You to Join Them Sunday Morning at State Capitol in Austin
59. 11 NovThomas Friedman Reports from Israel on the Dilemmas of War and Peace
60. 11 NovRobert Hubbell Rages About Media Bias Against Biden
61. 10 NovFred Klonsky: What You Need to Know about the Illinois Voucher Program that Was Cancelled by the Legislature
62. 10 NovPennsylvania: A Bipartisan Appeal for Reform of Cybercharter Funding
63. 10 NovThom Hartmann: Stop the Republican War on Public Schools!
64. 10 NovIllinois: Legislature Lets Voucher Program Die!
65. 10 NovFlorida: Students Protest DeSantis Ban on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Activism
66. 9 NovJohn Oliver: What You Need to Know About Homeschooling
67. 9 NovHome Schooling Is on the Rise: For Good or Ill?
68. 9 NovVirginia: Public School Parents Take Back Most School Boards
69. 9 NovPeter Greene: The Book Banners Will Never Be Satisfied
70. 8 NovPennsylvania: Rightwing School Board Candidates Lose in Critical Districts
71. 8 NovSimon Sebag Montefiore: A History of the Conflict Between Israel and the Palestinians
72. 8 NovChris Tomlinson: Rightwing Media is Dividing the Country and Killing History
73. 8 NovHamas Leaders Tell NY Times: Mission Accomplished!
74. 7 NovVouchers Are Propping Up Religious Schools
75. 7 NovJohn Thompson: Will Oklahoma’s Superintendent of Schools Finally Tell the Truth?
76. 7 NovMSNBC: The Theocrat Who Is Speaker of the House
77. 6 NovHow the Metropolitan Museum Acquired a Rare Painting with an Enslaved Person
78. 6 NovArthur Camins: Choose People Over Their Governments
79. 6 NovTexas: The Rightwing Plot to Capture Local School Boards
80. 5 NovTexas: Vouchers Remain Stalled; Rural Republicans Not Budging
81. 5 NovWatch This HBO Musical Special Featuring High School Students in Philly
82. 5 NovPeter Greene: Fordham Institute Debunks “Study” of Charter School Innovation
83. 5 NovNikki Haley Talks About Schools in New Hampshire
84. 5 NovJeannie Kaplan, a Hero of Public Education in Denver, Has Died
85. 4 NovFlorida: After DeSantis Takeover, Disastrous Mismanagement of Disney District
86. 4 NovPolitico: House Republicans Want Deep Cuts to Food Stamp Program
87. 4 NovTexas Clergy Speak Out Against Vouchers
88. 3 NovThom Hartmann: How the “Citizens United” Decision Corrupted Our Democracy
89. 3 NovThomas Ultican: What I Saw at the NPE Conference in D.C.
90. 3 NovPaul Thomas: Our Perpetual “Crisis in Education” Is Fueled by Unreliable, Invalid Test Scores
91. 2 NovThe Best Halloween Block in the World
92. 2 NovNancy Flanagan: Lessons from the Pandemic that We DIDN’T Learn
93. 2 NovJan Resseger: Reflecting on the 10th NPE Conference
94. 1 NovNancy Bailey: Don’t Believe the Hype About Grade Retention
95. 1 NovTexas: Catholic Schools Fight for Vouchers to Offset Declining Enrollments
96. 1 NovPhonics Is Important. But There Is No “Science of Reading”

October 2023

1. 31 OctHouston: Teachers of Special Ed and Bilingual Ed Object to Standardized Curriculum
2. 31 OctTrue Confession: I Did Not Like “Barbie”
3. 31 OctIllinois: Gov. Pritzker’s Scary Trick, No Treat
4. 30 OctJohn Oliver Pulls Apart the Myth of McKinsey
5. 30 OctDeSantis Takes Fight Against Drag Queens to the Supreme Court
6. 30 OctMercedes Schneider Asks Moms4Liberty If They Will Ban the Bible for Its Sexual Content
7. 29 OctElon Musk’s Takeover of Twitter Is a Financial Mess
8. 29 OctTexas AFT to Senator Cornyn: Stop the Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in the Federal Charter Schools Program
9. 29 OctNora DeLa Cour: Religious Charter Schools Corrupt the Charter idea
10. 28 OctPaul Krugman: There Are No GOP Moderates in the House of Representatives
11. 28 OctOhio: Lawyer from State AG Office Advised Both Sides in Blatant Conflict of Interest
12. 28 OctJan Resseger: Teachers Should Be Paid as Professionals
13. 27 OctMassacre in Maine
14. 27 OctThom Hartmann: The Real Mike Johnson Is a Dangerous Rightwing Zealot
15. 27 OctNancy Flanagan: How School Choice Erodes Support for the Public Good
16. 27 OctHouston: Principal of a High-Performing School Removed; Parents and Students Baffled
17. 26 OctDan Rather and Elliott Kirschner: House GOP Remains Loyal to the Big Lie
18. 26 OctPolitico: The New Speaker of the House is Deeply Conservative
19. 26 OctA Hero for Public Schools in Texas: James Talarico
20. 25 OctThe Atlantic: IDF Shows Video from the Terrorists’ Cell Phones
21. 25 OctA PAC That Seeks to Win Local School Board Seats for MAGA Candidates
22. 25 OctA “Culture of Fear” Does Not Encourage Great Teachers or Successful Students
23. 24 OctJan Resseger: Why I Am Looking Forward to NPE Conference This Weekend
24. 24 OctFlorida: DeSantis’ Ally Gets $1.3 Million to Lead State’s Smallest College
25. 24 OctCarol Burris: Fleecing the Taxpayers! Write Your Senator Now!
26. 23 OctOklahoma: State Attorney General Sues to Block Religious Charter School
27. 23 OctDonna Ladd: How I Learned About Racism and Became a Journalist
28. 23 OctDenver: Dark Money from Billionaires is Driving the School Board Elections
29. 22 OctRyan J. Higgins: Texas Needs Strong Public Schools, Not Vouchers!
30. 22 OctGarry Rayno: Cost of New Hampshire Vouchers Explodes
31. 22 OctBridge International Academies Embroiled in New Scandal
32. 22 OctMississippi: Can a White Democrat Win the Governor’s Race?
33. 21 OctDavid Ignatius: The Tunnels of Gaza
34. 21 OctDavid Ignatius: What Comes Next in the Middle East?
35. 21 OctIllinois: Parent Groups Decry Governor Pritzker’s Decision to Endorse State Voucher Program
36. 21 OctNational Education Policy Center: What Does Research Say About Vouchers?
37. 20 OctJan Resseger: Iowa’s Harsh Turn to the Right Puts Children at Risk
38. 20 OctFlorida: Health Screenings Decline Sharply Due to Parental Rights Law
39. 20 OctOklahoma: Founders of Epic Charter Schools Charged with More Crimes
40. 19 OctHouston Hires AP Physics Teacher for Students Teaching Themselves
41. 19 OctTexas: Moms Against Greg Abbott Are the Real Deal
42. 19 OctE.J. Dionne: The Moral Failure of Those Who Refuse to Criticize Hamas’ Terrorism
43. 18 OctNancy Flanagan: Students Should Not Be Expected to Teach Themselves
44. 18 OctRandi Weingarten On “”The War on Woke”
45. 18 OctHouston: Students in AP Physics Lose Teacher, Now They Are Acting as Teachers
46. 17 OctJohn Thompson: Oklahoma’s State Superintendent Ryan Walters Is a Shameless Liar
47. 17 OctThe Man Who Selected the Rightwing Supreme Court Justices
48. 17 OctMy Visit to a Transformed Germany, Which Faces Its Past with Truth
49. 16 OctThom Hartmann: Did Hamas Get Israeli Security Secrets from Trump Leak to Russians?
50. 16 OctTexas: State Commissioner Cracked Down on Houston While Ignoring Low-Performing Charter Schools
51. 16 OctMatt Barnum: Mark Zuckerberg and the Failure of “Personalized Learning”
52. 15 OctGary Rayno: The World Moral Order Is in Tatters
53. 15 OctPhiladelphia: Charter School Execs Are Very Well Paid
54. 15 OctValerie Strauss: The Latest “Good News” about Charter Schools is a Hoax
55. 14 OctTexas Observer: McCarthyism Rides High Again at Texas Universities
56. 14 OctForbes on the 400 Richest People in the World
57. 14 OctKathryn Joyce: How a Tiny Christian College Has Led the Fight to Undermine or Control Public Schools
58. 13 OctCharles Foster Johnson: Protect Our Public Schools! Block Vouchers!
59. 13 OctRobert Hubbell: The Only Way Forward for the House GOP
60. 13 OctA Visit to Terezin, a Nazi Concentration Camp
61. 12 OctDonald Trump’s Campaign Reached Out to Me
62. 12 OctThom Hartmann: The Poison of Libertarianism, Part 2
63. 12 OctThom Hartmann: The Poison of Libertarianism, Part 1
64. 11 OctTrump the Con Man: A True Story
65. 11 OctThe Plot to Take Down Public Schools
66. 11 OctHouston: Mike Miles Removes Another Principal
67. 10 OctJoshua Benton: What You Never Knew about Elon Musk’s Grandfather
68. 10 OctFlorida: Miami-Dade Schools May Launch a “Classical School,” Hillsdale Style
69. 10 OctJan Resseger: Education and Democracy Are Entwined
70. 9 OctTexas: Abbott Calls Special Session to Force Vouchers
71. 9 OctFlorida: GOP Legislator Seeks to Weaken Child Labor Laws
72. 9 OctNew Hampshire: Anti-Woke Law Jeopardizes Holocaust Education
73. 8 OctCalifornia: Write Governor Newsom Today and Urge Him to Sign Charter Accountability Bill
74. 8 OctThom Hartmann: The Medicare Advantage Ripoff
75. 8 OctSteve Nelson: Kids Need a Real Life
76. 7 OctFarmingdale Marching Band Plays for Homecoming Two Weeks After Fatal Bus Crash
77. 7 OctHouston: Teachers and Parents Say that Mike Miles’ System Is Seeping into Their Schools
78. 7 OctOhio: Governor Seizes Control of State Board, Ignores Temporary Restraining Order
79. 6 OctRemembering a Beloved Band Director Who Died in a Tragic Bus Crash Enroute to Band Camp
80. 6 OctPEN Celebrates Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Freedom Fighter Narges Mohammadi
81. 6 OctPaul Bonner: The Fundamental Fallacy of Ed-Tech
82. 5 OctTom Ultican: Memories of My First NPE Conference
83. 5 OctDenis Smith: What Ohio Can Learn from Texas
84. 5 OctPeter Greene: Norte Dame Law School Joins Rightwing Extremists to Defend Religious Charter School in Oklahoma
85. 4 OctPassau: The Bishop’s Palace
86. 4 OctPassau, Germany: The Worst Floods Ever
87. 4 OctCleveland: Charter School Founder Arrested as Part of Human Trafficking Ring
88. 4 OctFlorida: New College Board Chooses DeSantis Crony as President
89. 4 OctShani Robinson: I Was Convicted in Atlanta on RICO Charges. I Was Innocent.
90. 4 OctSalzburg, Austria: The Basilica of St. Michael, Where Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer “Married”
91. 3 OctCruising on the Danube in Austria
92. 3 OctIs It OK for Big Tech to Create AI by Using 183,000 Books?
93. 3 OctGeorgia: Report Warns that Costs of Vouchers Make Them Risky
94. 3 OctJustin Parmenter: Moms for Liberty Lose When They Try to Ban Books in Charlotte, N.C.
95. 3 OctJohn Kelly Confirms Worst Trump Comments Defaming Military
96. 2 OctSteve Hinnefeld: What Happens When Charter Schools Close
97. 2 OctFeds Give St. Louis $35 Million to Expand Charter Schools Despite Past Failures
98. 2 OctAlan Singer: This Is Banned Books Week. Support the Freedom to Read!
99. 1 OctHeather Cox Richardson: Biden Speaks Out for Democracy in Arizona
100. 1 OctFlorida: School District Removes Books with Gay Characters, No Sexual Content
101. 1 OctJohn Merrow: How to Save Public Schools! Involve the Community!

September 2023

1. 30 SepMiami Herald: We Are #1 in Drug Quackery and Book Bans!
2. 30 SepIdaho: West Bonner Struggles to Regain Control of Its Schools
3. 30 SepLeonie Haimson: Why Bloomberg Is Wrong About Reducing Class Size
4. 30 SepMy Favorite Gustav Klimt is in the Neue Gallery in New York City
5. 30 Sep“The Kiss,” Considered Klimt’s Finest Painting
6. 30 SepGustav Klimt, Unfinished Portrait, Belvedere Museum, Vienna
7. 30 SepGustav Klimt, “Barn,” Belvedere Museum, Vienna
8. 30 SepGustav Klimt in the Belvedere Museum, Vienna
9. 30 SepGustav Klimt in the Belvedere Museum, Vienna
10. 29 SepJames Talarico: Governor Abbott Wants to Kill Our Public Schools! Don’t Let Him!
11. 29 SepMichael Hiltzik: The House GOP Demands Cuts to Programs for the Neediest
12. 29 SepHouston: The Canary in the Coal Mine
13. 28 SepNew York Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Request to Delay Trial
14. 28 SepThank You, General Mark Milley, for Saving the Constitution from Trump!
15. 28 SepGreg Olear on “President Rapist”
16. 28 SepGary Rubinstein: Will U.S. News Ban KIPP from Its Rankings Again, for Cheating?
17. 28 SepThe Benefits of Retirement
18. 28 SepJudge Hits Trump Hard with “Fraud” Ruling
19. 27 SepAdd Another Scandal to the GOP “Family Values” Facade
20. 27 SepCharlie Sykes: Biden Is Old, But Trump Is Crazy (and Dangerous)
21. 27 SepNorth Carolina: Legislature Mandates Creation of a School for Conservative Thought at UNC
22. 27 SepProPublica: Clarence Thomas Attended Koch Fundraisers, Ruled on Koch Issues
23. 26 SepRobert Hubbell on Trump’s Hysteria and Rage
24. 26 SepWho Are the Billionaire Wilks Brothers of Cisco, Texas?
25. 26 SepTexas: Why Ken Paxton Was Acquitted
26. 26 SepHouston Chronicle Editorial: Three Theocratic Billionaires Threaten U.S. Democracy
27. 25 SepLAUSD Board Will Vote on Co-Location Policy with Charters
28. 25 SepUNESCO Report: The Dangers of Ed-Technology!
29. 24 SepPeter Greene on Chris Rufo’s Plans to Destroy Public Education
30. 24 SepFrank Bruni: Trump Is Old and Incoherent
31. 24 SepCarol Burris: Charter Schools Can No Longer Claim to Be “Public Schools”
32. 23 SepFree! A Journal About Education and Democracy
33. 23 SepPEN: Book Bans Rise Sharply, with Florida Banning the Most Books
34. 23 SepGary Shteyngart on Walter Isaacson’s Biography of Elon Musk
35. 22 SepDeSantis and His Failed Search for Voter Fraud in Florida
36. 22 SepMichael Hiltzik: NBC’s “Meet the Press” Interview with Trump Was a Disaster
37. 22 SepJosh Cowen: The Truth About Vouchers in Milwaukee
38. 21 SepHouston: Mike Miles Will Create “High-Performance” Culture by Pressuring Teachers
39. 21 SepPastors for Texas Children Call on Governor Abbott to Respect Separation of Church and State
40. 21 SepHeather Cox Richardson: GOP Prepares to Shut Down the Government
41. 21 SepTexas: Trump-Appointed Judge Enjoins Law Requiring Bookstores to Rate Books
42. 20 SepRepublicans Hold Congressional Hearings on Chinese Influence in American Schools
43. 20 SepFlorida Education Official Paid with Federal $$ to Promote DeSantis’s Extreme Views
44. 20 SepNancy Flanagan: There Is Such a Thing as a Free Lunch, and That’s Good!
45. 20 Sep“Democracy”: AP Courses Are Worthless
46. 19 SepThe Party of “Family Values”?
47. 19 SepRuth Ben-Ghiat: Paxton’s Acquittal is Evidence of Authoritarian Lawlessness
48. 19 SepTexas Observer: No Justice for Corrupt Republican Ken Paxton
49. 18 SepHouston: Rice University Marching Band Parodies Mike Miles in Half-Time Show
50. 18 SepHouston: Teachers Told to Comply with Miles’ Orders or Get Out
51. 18 SepGary Rubinstein: How Success Academy Gamed the US News Ranking System for “Best High Schools”
52. 18 SepPolitico Advises Democrats to Act Like GOP on School Choice
53. 18 SepNew Hampshire: Republicans Increase Vouchers Despite Public Opposition
54. 17 SepTexas: Why the Far-Right AG Ken Paxton Was Acquitted After His Impeachment
55. 17 SepFlorida: Most Voucher Recipients Never Attended Public School
56. 17 SepNew Hampshire: State Board Votes to Adopt PragerU Video Course Despite Opposition
57. 16 SepJustin Parmenter: North Carolina Funds Bigoted Christian Academy
58. 16 SepDon’t Fall for This Telephone Scam!
59. 16 SepJim Hightower: The New McCarthyism and Ways to Fight Back
60. 16 SepPeter Greene: The Microschools Fad
61. 15 SepNorth Carolina: Voucher Teachers Required to “Speak in Tongues” at This School
62. 15 SepDana Milbank: Biden Faulted by GOP for Liking Dogs and Ice Cream
63. 15 SepNancy Bailey: The Folly of Destroying Play in Kindergarten
64. 15 SepFrank Breslin: Critical Thinking Is the Most Important Lesson in High School
65. 14 SepThe Onion: “Dads for America” Join to Harass Your Child’s Favorite Teacher
66. 14 SepThom Hartmann: The Cynical GOP Impeachment Claim
67. 14 SepThe Deceptive Language of “Reform”
68. 14 SepMichael Hiltzik: Elon Musk Blames “the Jews” for X’s Problems
69. 13 SepAlana Semuels: Why You Should Not Shop at Walmart
70. 13 SepNikhil Goyal’s Stunning New Book About How Poverty Damages Lives
71. 13 SepWas Your Dinner Produced by Child Labor?
72. 12 SepLisa Haver: More Than Half the Charters in Philly Have Empty Seats
73. 12 SepWisconsin: GOP Thinking of Impeaching Newly Elected State Supreme Court Judge
74. 11 SepSeptember 11: A Day Seared into Our Memories
75. 11 SepThom Hartmann: Never Again Let a President Lie Us into War
76. 11 SepPeter Greene: Parents Are Happy with Their Public Schools, But the Public Falls for Rightwing Lies
77. 11 SepRightwing Zealots Plan for Trump’s Second Term, Politicizing Civil Service, Establishing Authoritarianism
78. 10 SepRaymond F. Tirana: The Libertarian Goal for K-12 Schooling
79. 10 SepAmerica Has Too Many Guns, Too Many Gun Deaths
80. 10 SepRuth Conniff: Rightwing Ideologues Target Public Schools and Public Funds
81. 9 SepFlorida: Where Fascism Thrives
82. 9 SepFlorida: DeSantisLand, Where Ethics Go to Die
83. 9 SepCan You Quantify Aesthetics?
84. 9 SepUnderstanding the Voucher Scam
85. 9 SepDeSantis Dodges Question from a Teenager in NH
86. 8 SepFred Klonsky: Union Leader’s Choice of Catholi School is a Phony Issue
87. 8 SepDo Parents Always Know Best? YouTube Parenting “Expert” Arrested for Child Abuse
88. 8 SepPolitico: Ten New Rules of National Politics
89. 8 SepJamelle Bouie: How States Rights Affected Slavery and Now Affect Abortion
90. 8 SepTimothy Snyder Reports from Ukraine on the State of the War
91. 7 SepDeSantis Lashes Out at Black Man Who Accuses Him of Having Blood on His Hands for Stoking Racial Hatred
92. 7 SepHeather Cox Richardson: Biden Goes to Florida, Paxton Goes on Trial in Texas
93. 7 SepRuth Conniff: The War Against Democracy and Public Education in Wisconsin
94. 7 SepThom Hartmann: Why Are Billionaires Funding Attacks on Black History and Trans People?
95. 6 SepPeter Greene: Petrilli Says, Let’s Do NCLB Again
96. 6 SepNo, Mike Petrilli, We Must Not Revive NCLB
97. 6 SepJan Resseger: How the States Adopted Failed Federal Policies to Push Privatization
98. 5 SepEd Johnson Asks Why the King Center Is Offering a Platform to 50CAN
99. 5 SepHouston: What Teachers Say About Mike Miles’s “Reforms”
100. 5 SepHouston: The Fearful First Day of School in a Micromanaged System
101. 4 SepPeter Greene: The Groups Who Are Trying to Destroy Teachers’ Unions
102. 4 SepHeather Cox Richardson on Contrasting Visions of Slavery and Labor
103. 4 SepHeather Cox Richardson: The First Labor Day
104. 4 SepA Big Win for Unions! Happy Labor Day!
105. 2 SepFlorida: Judge Throws Out DeSantis’ Gerrymandered Map
106. 2 SepMr. Charvet: Listen to the Kids!
107. 2 SepHow Mark Meadows Failed as Trump’s Chief of Staff
108. 2 SepMy New Plan for Blogging, Starting Today
109. 1 SepFlorida: Vouchers Pay for TVs, Disney Passes, and Water Sports
110. 1 SepChris Rufo: A Soldier in the War Against Public Schools
111. 1 SepThom Hartmann: How Trump Ate and Swallowed the GOP

August 2023

1. 31 AugNebraska: Voucher Opponents Collect Enough Signatures to Force a State Referendum!
2. 31 AugHouston: Mike Miles Backs Down to Allow Recess
3. 31 AugStephen Dyer: Most Charter Schools in Ohio Are Failing
4. 30 AugHeather Cox Richardson: The Lies Embedded in Florida’s Social Studies Curriculum
5. 30 AugWhy NEPC Will No Longer Use Twitter or Threads
6. 30 AugThe Man Who Won Billions of Tax Dollars for Home Schoolers
7. 29 AugThom Hartmann: Why You Should NOT Vote Third Party
8. 29 AugJosh Cowen: The Latest Research on Vouchers
9. 29 AugMercedes Schneider: Mike Miles, Master of Chaos, Takes Charge of Houston Public Schools
10. 28 AugNancy Bailey: The Continuing Assault on Public Education
11. 28 AugJohn Thompson: Protests Force Ryan Walters to Suspend Plans for Takeover of Tulsa Public Schools
12. 28 AugJohann Neem: Begin the New School Year with Gratitude for Public Schools
13. 27 AugThis Is the Best Thing I Have Read Today!
14. 27 AugFact-Checking DeSantis on Abortion at GOP Debate
15. 27 AugTexas: Vouchers Would Spell the End of Local Communities
16. 27 AugMichael Hiltzik: The Republican Plan to Dumb Down America’s Youth
17. 27 AugHeather Cox Richardson: Biden’s Struggle to Reduce Student Debt
18. 26 AugFact-Checking the GOP Debate
19. 26 AugFact-Checking Ramaswamy on Climate Change: Is It a Hoax?
20. 26 AugThe Leaders of Critical Race Theory Discuss the Attacks on Them and Their Ideas
21. 26 AugDid Justice Sotomayer Accept a “Bribe” to Speak in Mississippi?
22. 26 AugWest Virginia U.: Students Angrily Protest Deep Cuts to Programs and Faculty
23. 25 AugMike Miles Removes Two Principals Right Before School Opens
24. 25 AugLinda Darling-Hammond: The Promise of Community Schools
25. 25 AugHouston: Here Were Mike Miles’ Goals for Dallas in 2012
26. 24 AugCharlie Sykes, Never Trumper, on the Debate
27. 24 AugJim Hightower: The GOP Plans to Eliminate Federal Programs to Mitigate Climate Change
28. 24 AugFlorida: Restaurant Owner Fined $500,000 for Hiring Undocumented Workers
29. 24 AugThe Most Dangerous and Most Powerful Man in the World
30. 23 AugSouth Carolina: State Supreme Court Upholds Near Total Ban on Abortion
31. 23 AugNews: Private Plane Carrying Wagner Chief Crashed, 10 Dead
32. 23 AugTom Nichols: Trump Should Skip All the Debates
33. 23 AugThom Hartmann’s Debate Prep: Biden’s Accomplishments in Three Years
34. 23 AugTexas: Big Government Seizes Power from Municipalities
35. 23 AugRon DeSantis, Hypocrite
36. 22 AugHeather Cox Richardson: How Biden Responded to the Tragedy in Maui
37. 22 AugThom Hartmann: Has the GOP Become a Party of Hate and Trolls?
38. 22 AugKatherine Stewart: The Fascist Intellectuals and Crackpots of the Right
39. 22 AugTom Ultican: The Delaware School Reform Disaster
40. 21 AugMissouri Allows 19 Districts to Opt Out of State Tests
41. 21 AugOklahoma: Will the State’s Extremist Secretary of Education Seize Control of Tulsa Schools?
42. 21 AugThe Notorious John Eastman Explains Why He Plotted a Coup
43. 21 AugDan Rather and Elliott Kirschner: The War to Destroy Public Education
44. 21 AugYou Are Invited to the 10th Conference of the Network for Public Education in D.C.!
45. 20 AugSteven Singer: Why Teach for America Failed
46. 20 AugHow Vouchers Undermine Democracy
47. 20 AugMaureen Dowd: Trump Is a Sore Loser and a Fool
48. 20 AugScott Maxwell: Ethics Are a Bad Joke in DeSantis’ Regime
49. 19 AugPeter Greene: This Teacher Was Fired in Georgia for Reading an Innocuous Book to Her Students
50. 19 AugRobert Hubbell: Lock Him Up!
51. 19 AugTulsa: Mayor Tells State Board: Hands Off Our Public Schools! Meanwhile, Mike Miles Stages a Musical in Houston
52. 18 AugCharlie Sykes: Ron DeSantis’ “Political Genius”
53. 18 AugPEN America on Iowa’s Banned Classics
54. 18 AugNew Hampshire Considers PragerU Propaganda Videos
55. 18 AugRhode Island: Vote for Aaron Regunberg for Congress!
56. 18 AugFlorida: Huge Increase in Voucher Applications, Available Now to Rich and Poor
57. 17 AugMeet Trump’s Favorite Edupreneur: Erika Donalds
58. 17 AugCalifornia: School Board Set to Defend Ban on CRT with Help from Christian Law Firm
59. 17 AugBob Shepherd: Trump’s Cuckoo Coup
60. 16 AugFlorida: Fear in the Classroom, the Republican Goal
61. 16 AugOklahoma: MAGA State Chief May Take Over Tulsa Public Schools
62. 16 AugThe Dallas Miracle! Superintendent Wants Joy in the Classroom, Not Test Prep!
63. 15 AugCarol Burris: How Teachers Should Teach PragerU Videos
64. 15 AugThom Hartmann: Can Humanity Survive Trump and the GOP?
65. 15 AugRethinking Schools: The “Learning Loss” Hoax
66. 14 AugBig Tech Cashes In on Fears of “Learning Loss”
67. 14 AugNorth Carolina: Jen Mangrum Plans to Unionize Teachers for AFT
68. 14 AugBig Donors to DeSantis Are Waiting to Give Money Until He Stops His Extremism
69. 13 AugConservative Law Professors: Trump Cannot Run for President Because He is an Insurrectionist
70. 13 AugNorth Carolina: Voucher Schools Get Tax Dollars with No Rules or Accountability
71. 13 AugHechinger Report: State Takeovers of School Districts Have a Poor Track Record
72. 12 AugRobert Hubbell: Paradise Is Burning
73. 12 AugLeonie Haimson: Reducing Class Size Is a Powerful Reform
74. 12 AugHarold Meyerson: Bidenenomics Is Working Faster Than Expected
75. 11 AugRather and Kirschner: Our Fragile Freedoms
76. 11 AugJeff Bryant: What the New York Times Overlooked in Reporting About N.C. Turncoat Tricia Cotham
77. 11 AugGary Rubinstein: The Disaster Facing Houston Under Mike Miles
78. 10 AugFlorida: State Drops Charges Against “New College” Student Who Spit at Chris Rufo
79. 10 AugProPublica: Clarence Thomas’ 38 Luxury Vacations, Undisclosed Until Now
80. 10 AugGary Rubinstein: What Should the Math Curriculum Be? Part 5.
81. 10 AugMichael Hiltzik: More About Florida’s Hapless African-American Studies Curriculum
82. 10 AugCalifornia: State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Speaks Up for LGBT Youth and Is Ejected by Chino Valley School Board
83. 10 AugTwo Democratic Legislators from Wisconsin Attended ALEC Meeting, Spill the Beans
84. 9 AugHarvard Prof. Laurence Tribe Denounces Use of His Name by Trump Lawyer
85. 9 AugRead Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Indictment of Donald J. Trump
86. 9 AugGary Rubinstein: When Is “Useless” Math Useful? Part 4
87. 9 AugNancy Bailey: The Takeover of Houston Schools Is a Dire Warning for Other Districts
88. 9 AugJersey City: The Secret to Retaining Teachers!
89. 9 AugOhio: Voters Reject Issue 1!
90. 8 AugGary Rubinstein: What Are the Useless Topics Taught in Math Classes? Part 3
91. 8 AugHouston: Miles Wants Power to Spend Up to $2 Million Without Board Approval
92. 8 AugDarcie Cimarusti: Beware of the So-Called Parental Rights Groups
93. 8 AugOHIO: Vote NO on Issue #1! Today!
94. 7 AugPerry Bacon Jr: Is “Education Reform” Dead?
95. 7 AugGary Rubinstein: What Part of the Math Curriculum Is Useful? Part 2
96. 7 AugJohn Thompson: Is “Education Reform” Dead?
97. 7 AugDeSantis Says He Will “Start Slitting Throats” After His Election; Federal Employees Object to Threats of Violence
98. 6 AugHouston: A Parent Lectures Mike Miles
99. 6 AugGary Rubinstein: Is the Math Taught in School Useful? No.
100. 6 AugCarol Burris: The Think Tank That the Charter Industry Relies On
101. 6 AugOhio: Vote NO on Issue 1 on Tuesday to Preserve Majority Rule
102. 5 AugPennsylvania: Gov. Shapiro Signs State Budget, Vetoes Vouchers
103. 5 AugNY Times: Who Paid $267,230 for Clarence Thomas’s RV?
104. 5 AugNPE Has Lost a Beloved Friend. RIP Darcie Cimarusti
105. 5 AugTexas: New Law Will Bankrupt Small Bookstores
106. 5 AugFlorida Appoints Rightwinger to Coordinate with Conservative School Boards
107. 5 AugScott Maxwell: Florida Digs in Deeper on the Good Side of Slavery
108. 4 AugNPE: Charter Lobby Wants Your School!
109. 4 AugAnother Reason Not to Live in Florida: Toxic Water
110. 4 AugEdNext: Republicans Debate If Accountability Should Be Required for Vouchers
111. 4 AugPaul Offitt: The Real RFK Jr. and Dr. Fauci
112. 3 AugFlorida Bans AP Psychology Course Because of Gender Issue
113. 3 AugYes, There Is a Free Lunch, for Kids
114. 3 AugHouston: Miles Seeks Approval to Hire Uncertified Principals and Teachers
115. 3 AugWashington Post Asks Eight Left-Leaning Columnists About Biden
116. 2 AugCharles Pierce: Mike Miles Brings Chaos to Houston
117. 2 AugArizona: New Private Schools Open to Take Advantage of Universal Vouchers
118. 2 AugRobert Hubbell: An Unprecedented Indictment
119. 1 AugPrivate Equity Is Buying Up Doctors and Healthcare
120. 1 Aug“School Choice”: Who Chooses? The School or the Family?
121. 1 AugTexas: Why Governor Abbott Keeps Losing on Vouchers
122. 1 AugFlorida Adopts Curriculum to Indoctrinate Students in Rightwing Views

July 2023

1. 31 JulNorth Carolina: Why Tricia Cotham Betrayed Voters and Gave GOP a Supermajority
2. 31 JulDana Milbank: House GOP Discovers Aliens Among Us
3. 31 JulArizona: Expanded Voucher Program Blows a Hole in State Budget
4. 31 JulMatt Barnum: Pundits and Politicians Despair about Public Schools, But Parents Are Happy with Them
5. 30 JulSouth Dakota: A Catholic School Parent Explains Why He Opposes Vouchers
6. 30 JulThe Big Lie About America’s Public Schools and the Scheme to Privatize Them
7. 30 JulThom Hartmann: Trump’s Big-Lie Ad Threatens Our Democracy
8. 30 JulDan Rather and Elliott Kirschner: An Important Anniversary Today
9. 29 JulHouston: Takeover Superintendent Will Turn 28 Libraries into Discipline Centers
10. 29 JulTrump Claims That He Is Prosecuted to Silence His Base
11. 29 JulFlorida: New College Paying to Recruit Students After Rightwing Takeover
12. 29 JulWilliam Galston: How Will Third Party Candidates Affect the Election of 2024?
13. 28 JulHeather Cox Richardson: Good News for Biden, Bad News for Trump
14. 28 JulFlorida: DeSantis Doesn’t Want Students to Study Honest History
15. 28 JulJohn Thompson: Oklahoma Careens Toward Chaos
16. 28 JulIndiana: Vouchers Expanded to Almost All Students
17. 27 JulBeto O’Rourke to Biden: Stop Abbott’s Cruelty at the Border
18. 27 JulTwo Billionaires Lose Enthusiasm for DeSantis
19. 27 JulAlan Singer: DeSantis’s Effort to Whitewash Florida’s African American History
20. 27 JulDeMatthews and Knight: Texans Don’t Want Vouchers!
21. 26 JulFAIRTEST: Record Number of Colleges Are Test-Optional
22. 26 JulD.C. Mayor Proclaims “Whistleblower Day” to Honor Those Fired for Telling the Truth
23. 26 JulTom Ultican: CREDO Charter School Claims Demolished
24. 26 JulRaj Chetty: Rich Kids Are Likelier to Be Admitted to Elite Colleges than Middle-Income Ones: Here’s Why
25. 25 JulTexas: Biden Administration Sues Gov. Abbott Over His Razor Wire Blockade of Rio Grande
26. 25 JulThe Hartmann Report: Trump’s Plans Are Alarming
27. 25 JulPolitico: Campus Towns Vote Overwhelmingly Democratic
28. 25 JulMichael Hiltzik: “No Labels” Is a Front to Protect the 1%[
29. 25 JulTexas: The Ethnic-Racial Profile of the Legislature
30. 24 JulWashington Post Editorial: Alexei Navalny, a Man of Courage and Conscience
31. 24 JulPeter Greene on the Flawed CREDO Charter Report
32. 24 JulNorth Carolina: GOP Passes Bill to Increase Charter Funding and Enrollment
33. 24 JulTexas A&M President Resigns After Failed Effort to Recruit an Esteemed Black Journalist
34. 23 JulDan Rather and Elliot Kirschner: Teach the Truth
35. 23 JulHeather Cox Richardson: Florida’s Distorted Standards for African American Studies
36. 23 JulPollsters: 2024 Will not Be a Rerun of 2020
37. 22 JulFrank Breslin: How to Combat Cancel Culture at Universities
38. 22 JulHouston: Teachers Strong-Armed to Comply with State Takover
39. 22 JulBob Shepherd: Past Time to End Our Obsession with Standardized Testing
40. 21 JulThe Stanford Freshman Who Brought Down the President of Stanford
41. 21 JulTexas: How a Wealthy Conservative Bought His Own Government
42. 21 JulCurt Cardine: Arizona Takes Steps to Eliminate Local Control of Schools
43. 20 JulNorth Carolina: Legislators Want to Declare That Charters Are Private Schools
44. 20 JulPennsylvania: Vouchers Benefit Rich Donors
45. 20 JulTexas Law Allows Big Profits for Charter Operators
46. 19 JulNPE Releases Bombshell Report on Latest CREDO Study!
47. 19 JulTexas: The Best and Worst Legislators of 2023
48. 19 JulJennifer Rubin: Florida Is the State Where Kindness and Decency Go to Die
49. 19 JulSteve Nelson: These Are REAL Parental Rights—and Children’s Rights Too!
50. 18 JulPeter Greene: “No Labels” on Education Is Warmed-Over NCLB and RTTT
51. 18 JulRobert Kuttner: Hope for Local Journalism
52. 18 JulTexas: Almost Every New Charter School Is Underenrolled
53. 17 JulTrump Plans to Increase Power of the President If Re-Elected
54. 17 JulHouston: Teachers Strong-Armed into Joining Mike Miles’ Reform Plan
55. 17 JulNorth Carolina: Vouchers Fund Schools That Discriminate Based on Religion, Disability, LGBT Status
56. 17 JulIdaho: How to Destroy Public Schools and Grab the Money: Connect the Dots
57. 16 JulDan Rather and Elliott Kirschner: The Thrilling Promise of Science
58. 16 JulNational Education Policy Center: School Choice for Teachers
59. 16 JulOklahoma: $39 Million in Federal Pandemic Funds Tilted Towards Private Schools, Not the Neediest
60. 15 JulHeather Cox Richardson: The GOP Crazies Sabotage the Defense Budget
61. 15 JulArnold Hillman: How to Reform NAEP Scores: A Satire
62. 15 JulBill Phillis: Ohio Republicans Transfer Powers of State Board of Education to Governor
63. 15 JulFlorida: Veterans Drop Out of DeSantis’ State Guard After It Turns Militaristic
64. 14 JulBob Shepherd: Hear Ye! Voucher Schools Offer Great Opportunities!
65. 14 JulJan Resseger: Ohio’s New Budget Reflects “Opportunity Hoarding”
66. 14 JulHouse Republicans Propose Deep Cuts to Education, Health, Welfare Programs
67. 13 JulJohn Thompson: Oklahoma Superintendent Contends that Tulsa Race Massacre Was Not About Race
68. 13 JulMichael Hiltzik: GOP in Search of COVID Conspiracy Theory
69. 13 JulGene V. Glass: The Sky Truly Is Falling, Somewhere
70. 12 JulPeter Greene: Oklahoma Superintendent Tries to Define “Woke,” But Can’t
71. 12 JulStephen Owens: What Home Schooling Christians Fear
72. 12 JulOhio: Legislature Gives More Money to Students in Private Schools Than Those in Public Schools
73. 11 JulHeather Cox Richardson: The GOP Attacks the Military and Officers of the Law
74. 11 JulArthur Goldstein: NYC Retirees Are Fighting Their Union and the City to Stay on Medicare
75. 11 JulFlorida: Vouchers for All, Rich and Poor, Cut Public School Funding
76. 10 JulNancy Flanagan: Why Do Moms for Liberty Support the “Science of Reading”?
77. 10 JulJohn Thompson: A Warning about Domestic Terrorism
78. 10 JulReid Friedson: DeSantis Is a Homegrown Fascist
79. 9 JulCarol Hillman: Some Suggestions to Share with Teachers Everywhere
80. 9 JulGeorgia: Teacher May Be Fired for Teaching “Divisive Concept” about Gender
81. 9 JulThe Rightwing Scheme to Upend Education—at $125 an Hour
82. 8 JulHeather Cox Richardson: Moms for Liberty Signals the GOP’s Dumb Extremism
83. 8 JulJesse Hagopian: Visiting My Enslaved Ancestors’ Grave
84. 8 JulVirginia: State Democratic Party Denounces Attacks on Public Schools
85. 7 JulArizona: Vouchers Might Bankrupt the State
86. 7 JulArthur Goldstein Gets a Letter to His File: A First for Him
87. 7 JulThe Witch Hunt in Tennessee
88. 6 JulPennsylvania: Governor Shapiro Agrees to Scuttle Vouchers in Budget
89. 6 JulSteven Singer: Absurd Voucher Proposal Stalls Penn. Budget
90. 6 JulRobert Hubbell: What Can We Do About Our Rogue Supreme Court? Expand It.
91. 5 JulFlorida: Orange County Removes Classics from Schools
92. 5 JulNorth Carolina: Voucher $$
93. 5 JulGreg Olear: Leonard Leo, the Man Who Stacked the Supreme Court
94. 4 JulGavin Newsom: Where Freedom Reigns in the USA
95. 4 JulReader: The Founding Fathers Did Not Want a Christian Nation
96. 4 Jul“Democracy”: The GOP War on the Founding Fathers’ Vision
97. 4 JulJuly 4: A Day to Recommit to Our Founding Ideals
98. 3 JulJames Risen: Prigozhin Told the Truth About Ukraine
99. 3 JulMichael Hiltzik: These Experts Pushed Bad Advice re COVID, But Were Never Held Accountable
100. 3 JulTom Ultican: Chartered to Indoctrinate
101. 2 JulNancy Bailey Eviscerates the “Mississippi Miracle”
102. 2 JulRcharvet: How I Taught My Students to Love Reading
103. 2 JulFlorida: DeSantis’ War Against LGBT Rights Falters in Courts
104. 2 JulJeannie Suk Gersen: Overturning Affirmative Action
105. 1 JulThe Onion Explains the Test Questions That Stump Students Today
106. 1 JulWanda Sykes: Time to Laugh
107. 1 JulThe Pop Culture That I Grew Up in
108. 1 JulHeather Cox Richardson: The Supreme Court Is Putting Our Democracy at Risk

June 2023

1. 30 JunColorado Web Designer Who Won Supreme Court Victory Has Not Opened Her Business
2. 30 JunRussia: Bank Executive Falls from a High Floor to Her Death
3. 30 JunSupreme court trounces gay rights student debtors 2
4. 30 JunU.S. Supreme Court Trounces Gay Rights, Student Debtors
5. 30 JunFlorida: Prepare for Carnage on July 1 When Gun Control Disappears
6. 30 JunPennsylvania: State Senate Passes Voucher Bill, with Help from Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro
7. 30 JunMichigan Passes Historic Increases for Education
8. 29 JunU.S. Supreme Court Bans Affirmative Action in College Admissions. Will It Matter?
9. 29 JunPaul Bowers: South Carolina Increases Class Sizes, Decreases Funding
10. 29 JunDiane Francis: Russia’s Sopranos
11. 29 JunTimothy Snyder: Ten Lessons from the Wagner Mutiny
12. 28 JunIn Memoriam: Richard Ravitch
13. 27 JunPhiladelphia: Historians Protest M4L at Museum of American Revolution
14. 27 JunJohn Thompson: The Misinterpretation of NAEP Data
15. 27 JunDon’t Miss This TV Documentary: “Shiny Happy People” on Amazon Prime
16. 27 JunNYC: Mayor Eric Adams Said He Gets Instructions Directly from God
17. 26 JunSupreme Court Declines to Rule on Whether Charter Schools Are Public or Private
18. 26 JunPolitico: Republicans Flock to “Moms for Liberty” Event
19. 26 JunGary Rubinstein: TFA Responds to Sharp Decline in Enrollment by…drumroll…Changing Its Logo
20. 26 JunHouston: Most Schools Targeted for “Reform” Were Performing Well, with Overwhelmingly Poor Kids
21. 26 JunDan Rather: Vaccines Save Lives. Period.
22. 25 JunPhiladelphia: How a School Board Keeps Out the Public
23. 25 JunPeter Greene: What Vouchers Will Do to West Virginia
24. 25 JunPaul Bonner: The Democratic Party Should Defend Our Public Schools!
25. 24 JunOhio: Toddler Kills Pregnant Mother with Handgun
26. 24 JunJoin a Zoom to Meet an Exciting Candidate for Congress in Rhode Island
27. 24 JunToddler Accidentally Shoots and Kills His Pregnant Mother
28. 24 JunRussia: How a Fish Became an Anti-War Symbol
29. 24 JunTom Ultican: “The Right to Read” is Horse Manure
30. 24 JunFlorida: Judge Tosses Out Law Targeting Drag Queens
31. 23 JunDana Milbank: House Republicans Have Gone Bonkers, Passing Resolution to Impeach Biden
32. 23 JunAdam Schiff Responds to the Republicans’ Vote to Censure Him
33. 23 JunPeter Greene: Indiana “Moms for Liberty” Quote Hitler: Not a Good Start
34. 23 JunFlorida: County Sued by Students and Authors for Banning Their Book
35. 23 JunNorth Carolina: Some Voucher Schools Get More Vouchers Than Students
36. 23 JunNYC: Advocates for Justice Files Lawsuit to Block Forced relocation of Two Schools
37. 22 JunNAEP Scores Show Effects of Pandemic: Duh.
38. 22 JunJosh Cowen: To a Reformer Who Supports Vouchers
39. 22 JunWisconsin: Governor Evers Betrays His Public School Supporters
40. 22 JunWhy Did the Wall Street Journal Publish Alito’s Response Before ProPublica Printed Its Article about Him?
41. 22 JunProPublica: Justice Alito accepted Luxury Fishing Trip from Billionaire with Cases Before Supreme Court
42. 21 JunHeather Cox Richardson: The Case Against Hunter Biden
43. 21 JunFlorida: Ban Child Beauty Pageants to Protect Children!
44. 21 JunThe Backstory of the Clinton Socks Drawer Tapes
45. 21 JunTexas: Why Rural Republicans Oppose Vouchers
46. 21 JunIowa Dismantles Child Labor Laws, with 14 Other States
47. 20 JunArkansas: Federal Judge Overturns State Law Banning Care for Trans Youth
48. 20 JunGavin Newsom: Inconvenient Truths About the Red-Blue Divide
49. 20 JunA Russian Dissident Warns Putin, with a History Lesson
50. 20 JunJudd Legum: The Pernicious Elite Obsession with RFK
51. 20 JunNancy Bailey: Why Do Corporate Reformers Love “The Science of Reading”?
52. 19 JunA 10-Year-Old Boy Stunned City Council in Redmond, Oregon
53. 19 JunTexas: Governor Abbott Threatens to Veto Every Bill Until He Gets What He Wants
54. 19 JunHouston: New Superintendent Unleashes Chaos, Fear, Uncertainty
55. 19 JunHouston: New School Board Meets…and Excludes the Public
56. 18 JunOhio: Vouchers for the Rich
57. 18 JunSalon: The Christian Right Is Coming for the “Enemies of God”—Like You and Me
58. 18 JunTexas: Christian Nationalist Charter Applies for Approval
59. 17 JunPaul Bowers: South Carolina Must Not Ban Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me”
60. 17 JunIdaho: Charter School in Trouble with Finances, Enrollment, and Leadership
61. 17 JunNora de La Cour: It’s Long Past Time to End the Tyranny of High-Stakes Testing!
62. 16 JunHeather Cox Richardson: The GOP Wants to Turn Back the Clock to 1931
63. 16 JunTom Ultican: Mississippi Malarkey
64. 16 JunLos Angeles: Jackie Goldberg, President of LA School Board, Denounces Homophobia
65. 16 JunCollege Board Refuses Florida Demand to Remove Gender Identity and LGBT Content from AP Psychology Course
66. 15 JunMichigan: State Board of Education Passes Resolution Supporting “Freedom to Read”
67. 15 JunFlorida Has a Horrible Record on COVID Deaths: DeSantis Lies
68. 15 JunWAPO: Trump’s Lawyers Urged Him to Return the Classified Documents; He Refused
69. 15 JunCarol Burris: CREDO Charter Study Shows Trivial and Inconsistent Gains
70. 14 JunGun Deaths per 100,000
71. 14 JunJoin Me at NPE’s 10th Anniversary Conference in D.C., October 28-29
72. 14 JunIndiana Republicans Say That School Libraries Are “Loaded” with Pornography
73. 14 JunGavin Newsom Slams Greg Abbott for Ignoring Gun Violence
74. 13 JunWas This the Greatest Commencement Speech of 2023?
75. 13 JunIllinois Bans Book Bans!
76. 13 JunFlorida Paradox: Immigrants Fearful of Deportation, Farmers Need Workers
77. 13 JunPeter Greene: On Rick Hess’s Claim That Choice Is Not “An Attack on Public Education”
78. 13 JunKathryn Joyce: How Sarasota County Became Florida’s Laboratory for Far-Right Extremism
79. 12 JunJohn Merrow’s Bike Ride: Good News and Bad News
80. 12 JunJeff Bryant: Why Did the Traitor Teacher Switch Parties in North Carolina?
81. 12 JunCarol Burris: The New Christian Nationalist Charter Schools
82. 11 JunJohn Merrow: Can He Do It Again?
83. 11 JunTexas: Rural Schools Are in Deep Trouble While State Sits on $33 Billion Surplus
84. 11 JunPaul Cobaugh: Jim Jordan, American Disgrace
85. 10 JunProfessor Laurence Tribe on Trump Indictment
86. 10 JunRuth Ben-Ghiat: There Is One Law for Everyone
87. 10 JunHeather Cox Richardson: The Indictment of Trump
88. 10 JunCarl J. Petersen: Why Is LA Building More Schools for Declining Enrollment?
89. 10 JunOklahoma: Faith Leader Speaks Out Against Tax $$ for Religious Charter School
90. 10 JunAzar Nafisi: James Baldwin, Iranian Women, and America’s Totalitarian Trend
91. 9 JunFlorida: DeSantis Appoints Another Political Crony to Lead State College
92. 9 JunPeter Greene: Virtual Charters Are a Waste of Time and Money
93. 9 JunTimothy Snyder on Russia’s Colonial Ambitions
94. 9 JunMichael Hiltzik: Sweden’s Laissez-Faire COVID Policy Was a Disaster!
95. 8 JunFlorida: Insurance Costs Soar While Politicians Fight WOKE
96. 8 JunNPR: How Republicans Are Undermining Election Integrity
97. 8 JunRev. Clark Frailey: Oklahoma Endorses Public Funding of Religious Indoctrination
98. 8 JunNPE Releases New Report about Christian Nationalist Charter Schools, Funded with Taxes
99. 8 JunBiden Vetoes GOP Plan to Block College Student Loans
100. 7 JunThrow Kindness Like Confetti —Seen at PS 264K in Brooklyn
101. 7 JunOklahoma: Vote on Religious Charter School May Have Been Invalid
102. 7 JunRandi Weingarten on Oklahoma’s Decision to Fund Religious Charter School
103. 7 JunSign Up for NPE’s 10th Anniversary Conference!
104. 7 JunIndiana: Hillsdale-Style Charter Approved Remotely
105. 7 Jun“Moms for Liberty” Labeled an Extremist Organization
106. 7 JunFlorida: Vouchers for the Rich!
107. 6 JunFlorida: Federal Judge Blocks Law Banning Gender-Affirming Care
108. 6 JunGannet Workers on Strike to Protest Low Wages, Threats to Local Newspapers
109. 6 JunJennifer Rubin: Federal Judge Tosses Out Tennessee Ban on Drag Shows
110. 6 JunFiske and Ladd: North Carolina Is a State at Risk
111. 6 JunJohn Thompson: Three Tumultous Years in Dallas under Broadie Mike Miles
112. 5 JunOklahoma Approves Nation’s First Religious Charter School
113. 5 JunHarold Meyerson: Two Nations, Red and Blue
114. 5 JunThe Lever: Who Is Putting Up Dark Money to Eliminate Abortion Rights?
115. 5 JunTom Ultican: ETS and Carnegie Combine to Push an EdTech Zombie on Kids
116. 4 JunArkansas: Librarians Sue to Overturn Law That Criminalizes Them
117. 4 JunA Miraculous Story
118. 4 JunRich Migliore: Our Most Precious Rights Are at Risk
119. 3 JunAndy Brack: What the Governor of South Carolina Said. Will He Apologize?
120. 3 JunNYC: Asian-Americans Dominate Admissions to Specialized High Schools
121. 3 JunIndiana: More Laws to Stifle Freedom of Thought and Democracy
122. 3 JunNancy Bailey: Third Grade Retention Is a Terrible Idea
123. 2 JunWashington Post: Home Schoolers Who Sent Their Children to Public School
124. 2 JunKentucky: Gov. Beshear Names Gay Man as State Poet Laureate, Enraging GOP
125. 2 JunNicholas Kristof Does Not Know How to Fix Education
126. 1 JunGavin Newsom: GOP in South Carolina Ignore What Matters Most
127. 1 JunMichelle Goldberg: Timothy McVeigh’s Victory
128. 1 JunShould America Be Like Florida? NO! Says Miami Herald Editorial Board

May 2023

1. 31 MayRobert Hubbell: How Did Biden Do It?
2. 31 MayHeather Cox Richardson: Biden Is a Clever Negotiator
3. 31 MayWSJ: A Day in the Life of Jeffrey Epstein
4. 31 MayPaul Bonner: How to Build Public Trust in Public Schools
5. 31 MaySam Chaltain: A Fresh Look at the Finnish Miracle
6. 30 MayThe Short, Sad Life of Baby Milo: Born to Die
7. 30 MayTexas: Will There Be Accountability for the State’s Corrupt Attorney General?
8. 30 MayVox: The Hilarious Reason a Wyoming Judge Blocked New Abortion Law
9. 29 MayTexas: Independent Book Stores May Be Crushed by State Censorshup Laws
10. 29 MayBook-Banning in Florida Is Contagious in Other Red States
11. 29 MayFlorida: The Banning of Amanda Gorman’s Poem Is Shameful
12. 29 MayDeSantis: “There’s No Book Banning in Florida.” Really?
13. 29 MayMemorial Day: Dangers to Our Democracy
14. 28 MayTexas: NO VOUCHERS IN TEXAS! ABBOTT VOWS TO CALL SPECIAL SESSION!
15. 28 MayMichael Hiltzik: The Debt Ceiling Deal: GOP Protects the Rich, Punishes the Poor
16. 28 MayJim Hightower: Why Texas GOP Loves the Bible
17. 28 May“Scientific American” Editorial Board Warns About DeSantis “Anti-Science Agenda”
18. 28 MayPro Publica: How NYC’s Success Academy Deals with “Difficult” Children
19. 27 MayTeacher: The Injustice of Charter Co-Locations
20. 27 MayWhat Happened at New College Since the DeSantis Coup
21. 26 MayTienken and Borst: Please Get Rid of Standardized Testing! It Doesn’t Work!
22. 26 MayPeter Dreier: The Fake “Leftwing Attack on Science”
23. 26 MayLiteracy Experts: There Is No “Science of Reading”
24. 25 MayFree Kevin McCarthy!
25. 25 MayJohn Thompson: Extremists in Charge of Oklahoma Schools
26. 25 MayNeeded: Genital Guards for Public Restrooms
27. 25 MayCarol Burris: When Will Secretary Step Up and Defend the Public Schools?
28. 25 MayMichael Hiltzik on the Ron and Elon Show
29. 24 MayNebraska: Privatizers Win a Victory Over the Common Good
30. 24 MayTexas Tribune: 77 Minutes
31. 24 MayIndiana: Charters and Vouchers Score Big $$ in Legislative Session
32. 24 MayNAACP and Others Issue Travel Advisory: Avoid Florida! Bigots Run the State!
33. 24 MayNorth Carolina: Governor Cooper Declares a “State of Emergency” for Public Schools Due to Passage of Vouchers
34. 24 MayTexas: Bill to Require Ten Commandments in Classrooms Fails
35. 23 MayTexas: Legislature Votes Tonight Whether to Post Ten Commandments in Every Classroom in the State
36. 23 MayMontana: MAGA Governor Signs Two Charter Schools Laws, Public School Groups Fight Back
37. 22 MayMississippi: Transgender Girl Missed Her Graduation Ceremony Rather Than Be Humiliated
38. 22 MayUFT: Hold Charter Schools Accountable!
39. 22 MayMississippi: Federal Judge Orders Trans Girl to Wear Boys’ Clothing at Graduation
40. 22 MayHanushek Backs Down: Spending on Schools DOES Make a Difference
41. 22 MayWhy NAEP Scores in History and Civics Are Meaningless in These Times
42. 21 MayReading Is Dangerous!
43. 21 MayGreg B.: The Confederacy Lives On!
44. 21 MayNorth Carolina: Turncoat Teacher Sponsored Vouchers for All, Rich and Poor
45. 20 MayA Washington Post Reporter Fights to Get Insurance Coverage for a Vital Drug for Her Infant
46. 20 MayPaul Bonner: Arms or Great Schools? Guns or Butter?
47. 20 MayScott Maxwell: Purging Knowledge in Florida
48. 19 MayWhy Everyone Pays for Public Schools, Not Private or Religious Schools
49. 19 MayBob Shepherd: Are Trump and His Allies Fascists?
50. 19 MayEditorial: In Florida, It’s Best to Be Woke
51. 18 MayChicago: Can Mayor Brandon Johnson Change National Democratic Education Policy?
52. 18 MayMercedes Schneider: Commissioner Schwinn Resigns in Tennessee, Replaced by Reformer with No Classroom Experience
53. 18 MayDavid Berliner Comments on Gloomy Report by Kane and Reardon About Learning Loss
54. 18 MayThom Hartmann on the Durham Report
55. 17 MayGavin Newsom Fires Back at DeSantis Insult
56. 17 MayHouston: Mayor Says That Disruptive Mike Miles Will Be Takeover Superintendent
57. 17 MayMichigan: Evangelical Extremists Take Control of County Government and Launch Chaos
58. 17 MayDeSantis Wants to Fire Superintendent Who Disagreed with Him
59. 17 MayResistance to The Brown Decision Launched the Voucher Movement
60. 16 MayFlorida: State May Question 5th Grade Students Who Saw a Disney Film with a Gay Character
61. 16 MayAmerican Prospect: What Happens if Biden Folds on Debt Ceiling
62. 16 MayWill DeSantis Act to Preserve Florida’s Waterways from Pollution?
63. 16 MayWhy Republicans Want to Eliminate Tenure for College Professors
64. 15 MayFlorida: DeSantis Continues His War Against Academic Freedom
65. 15 MayTennessee: Parents Complain about Cancellation of “Inclusive” Mothers Day Event
66. 15 MayJohn Thompson: The Ongoing Brutal Assault on Teachers, Unions, and Public Schools
67. 15 MayIndiana: High School Play Canceled, Students Raise Money to Stage It Themselves
68. 15 MayFlorida: Legislature Passes Law to Keep Secret DeSantis’s Travel Records
69. 15 MaySouth Carolina: Charter School Builds a Sports Powerhouse
70. 14 MayRobert Reich: Why Did CNN Do it?
71. 14 MayEx-Trump Advisor Chosen as New College Commencement Speaker; Graduates Plan Alternate Ceremony
72. 14 MayFlorida: Unqualified DeSantis Ally Will Be Sole Candidate for State College Presidency
73. 14 MayNYC: Mayor Adams Is Unfit to Control the Public Schools
74. 13 MayGarry Rayno: History Is Not Always Comfortable
75. 13 MayTexas: Conservative Christian Mobile Service Won Control of 4 School Boards
76. 13 MayWhat Can Be Done about the Supreme Court’s Lack of Ethical Standards?
77. 13 MayCharlie Sykes: He’s Back, Unrepentant, Still Lying
78. 12 MayDan Rather: CNN Was Wrong to Let Trump Spew Lies on Air
79. 12 MayJustin Parmenter: Will North Carolina Adopt the Hillsdale 1776 “Patriotic” Curriculum?
80. 12 MayJim Hightower: Chicken Little Attacks America’s Teachers
81. 12 MayJohn Merrow: There Are No Alphabet Wars
82. 11 MayNikhil Goyal: Helen Gym Has a Plan to Make Philadelphia Safe
83. 11 MayMichael Hiltzik: In Defense of Gerontocracy
84. 11 MayColorado: What Happened When MAGA Extremists Gained Control of a School District
85. 10 MayWisconsin: Voucher Schools Openly Discriminate Against LGBT Students and Students with Disabilities
86. 10 MaySocial Work Graduate School at Smith College Bans Use of the Word “Field”
87. 10 MayPerry Bacon, Jr.: Education “Reform” Is Dying, Now We Can Begin to Improve Education
88. 9 MayPhiladelphia: Charter-Loving Billionaire Jeff Yass Funds Attack Ads Against Helen Gym in Mayoral Race
89. 9 MayFlorida Rejects 35% of Social Studies Texts as Too Leftist
90. 9 MayHigh Schools Canceling Student Plays to Avoid Controversy
91. 9 MayJonathan Chait: The GOP Plan to Take Over American Education
92. 9 MayPeter Greene: The Best Gift for Teacher Appreciation Week
93. 8 MayPhiladelphia: Charter School Rigged Admissions by Zip Code
94. 8 MayDenis Smith: Public Schools Unite Us. Private Schools Divide Us.
95. 8 MayBob Shepherd: What If States Banned Gay Authors from Schools and Libraries?
96. 7 MayFlorida: Legislature Passes Transgender Bathroom Bill
97. 7 MayWhy Trump Is Unlikely to Run a Third-Party Campaign
98. 7 MayOklahoma: Governor Vetoes State Funding for PBS, Accuses OETA of “Indoctrination”
99. 6 May“Democracy” on the Rise of the Republican Confederacy
100. 6 MayJosh Cowen: Texas Doesn’t Need Vouchers. Neither Does Any Other State.
101. 6 MayIndianapolis: 1/3 of All Charters Closed. It’s a Feature, Not a Bug
102. 5 MayIllinois Will Withhold State Funds from Institutions that Ban Books
103. 5 MayDr. Leslie Fenwick: The Hidden History of Black Educators After the Brown Decision
104. 5 MayTim Slekar: Drop in History and Civics Scores is “Fake News”
105. 5 MayIndiana: Voucher Expansion Helps the Rich
106. 4 MayFlorida Bans Restrictions on Fertilizer Despite Risk to Water Quality
107. 4 MayLeBron James Is the Greatest Citizen-Educator of Our Time
108. 4 MayResearch: Children Need Stability to Do Well in School
109. 4 MayFlorida: Protestors Arrested After Occupying DeSantis’ Office
110. 3 MayFlorida Bars Spending on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at State Universities
111. 3 MayFlorida Senate Expands “Don’t Say Gay” Bill, Regulating Pronouns and Book Bans
112. 3 MayBroward County, Florida, Endorses “National Day of Prayer”
113. 3 MayTexas: Civics Education Gutted by Law Banning Student Interaction with Elected Officials
114. 3 MayJohn Thompson: Oklahoma GOP Leaders Turn Childish
115. 3 MayNew York City: Black Chess Master Sues Success Academy for Racism, Seeking $64 Million
116. 2 MayFlorida: DeSantis Signs Law to Stop Public Investment in Funds with ESG Standards
117. 2 MayThe “Godfather of AI” Is Afraid of His Creation
118. 2 MayJan Resseger: The Unfair Attack on Randi Weingarten and Unions in the New York Times
119. 2 MayChicago Will End Reliance on Standardized Test Scores to Rate School Quality
120. 2 MayNYC: School Board Votes to Give Transfer School Building to Billionaires’ School
121. 1 MayGregg Abbott Criticized for Referring to Victims of Massacre as “Illegal Immigrants”
122. 1 MayDana Milbank: What the GOP Vote on the Federal Debt Really Means
123. 1 MayThe Mississippi Free Press: A Powerful Voice for News, History and Truth!
124. 1 MayFlorida: How the State Tries to Cover Up Problems in Voucher Schools

April 2023

1. 30 AprNYC: Will DOE Force “Transfer School” to Swap Spaces with a Billionaire-Funded School?
2. 30 AprHeather Cox Richardson: The GOP Is Pushing Unpopular Policies by Limiting Voting Rights
3. 30 AprFabiola Santiago: DeSantis Hates Immigrants Too
4. 30 AprDark Money Pushes Weakening of Child Labor Laws
5. 29 AprTexas: Family Asked Neighbor to Stop Firing His Gun Because the Baby was Sleeping. So He Killed Them.
6. 29 AprStephen Ruis: Is There a “God-Given” Right to Own Guns?
7. 29 AprWake Up, Senate Democrats! The GOP Is Thwarting Your Judge Nominees
8. 29 AprPeter Greene: The True Purpose of Vouchers!
9. 28 AprNYC: Mayor Adams Plans Nearly $1 Billion Cut from Public Schools
10. 28 AprNew York: Governor Hochul Caves to Billionaire Charter Lobby
11. 28 AprPolitico: Gun Violence Far Worse in South than in NYC
12. 28 AprMisty Griffin: Religious Rights Should Not Outweigh Children’s Human Rights
13. 28 AprWill Bunch: Helen Gym Should Be the Next Mayor of Philadelphia! I Agree!
14. 27 AprMichael Hiltzik: Judge-Shopping Hurts All Americans
15. 27 AprBill Gates Says AI Will Teach Reading Better Than Humans
16. 27 AprJames Harvey: How We Cooked the Books to Produce a Deeply Flawed “A Nation at Risk”
17. 26 AprDisney Sues DeSantis for Harassment
18. 26 AprTexas: Why Is Governor Abbott Pitching Vouchers Only at Private Christian Schools?
19. 26 AprSteve Hinnefeld: Indiana Legislature Targets Teachers’ Unions, Again
20. 26 AprFOX News Hates Public Schools
21. 25 AprFlorida: Legislators Remove Penalty for Driving Immigrants
22. 25 AprArizona: Teachers at BASIS Charter School in Tucson Vote to Unionize
23. 25 AprNew Hampshire: Legislators Debate School Funding, But Vouchers Set to Grow
24. 25 AprAlabama: Governor Fires Director of Early Childhood Education for Using “Woke” Teacher Training Book
25. 25 AprCollege Board Announces Plan to Revise AP African-American Studies Course, Again
26. 24 AprPolitico: Rightwing Candidates Trounced in School Board Elections in Illinois and Wisconsin
27. 24 AprJan Resseger: Ohio Republicans Want More Vouchers, Eroding Public Education
28. 24 AprPaul Bowers: Beware Nikki Haley and Her Apocalyptic Hero!
29. 24 AprFlorida: Legislators Turn Their Backs on Immigrants
30. 23 AprCathy Antunes: Dark Money in Florida Elections
31. 23 AprMercedes Schneider: DeSantis Better Build More Prisons in Florida
32. 23 AprIowa: Legislature Will Spend Millions to Kick Poor People Off Food Stamps
33. 23 AprPaul Bonner: The Magic Bullet in Education Is Not What You Think
34. 22 AprThat Bizarre Court Decision in St. Louis: Charter Schools Get Deseg Money But Not for Desegregation
35. 22 AprNYC Public School Parent: Why Charter Schools Disgust Me
36. 22 AprSt. Louis: Federal Court Awards Public Desegregation Dollars to Charter Schools
37. 22 AprScott Maxwell: Florida Legislators Want to Ban Actual History
38. 21 AprMississippi: Federal Judge Rules That Children Can Opt Out of Vaccines for Religious Reasons
39. 21 AprFlorida: The State Where Intellectual Freedom Goes to Die
40. 21 AprNew York City: Why Is the UFT President Threatening to Sue a Teacher for Writing a Parody?
41. 21 AprGary Rubinstein: Success Academy Whistleblower Makes Startling Claims
42. 21 AprTIME: How Voucher Programs Hurt Students
43. 20 AprA Conversation about the State Takeover of the Houston Independent School District
44. 20 AprNancy Flanagan: One of the Very Best Books About Teaching!
45. 20 AprTom Loveless: Why NAEP “Proficient” is a High Standard, Not “Grade Level”
46. 19 AprFlorida: Legislature Endorses DeSantis’ Vendetta Against Disney
47. 19 AprFlorida Bans Instruction about Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity in All Grades
48. 19 AprNEPC: How to Make School Funding Fair
49. 19 AprMaurice Cunningham: The Walton Family’s Investment in Massachusetts
50. 19 AprSecretary Cardona, NAEP Proficient Is NOT Grade Level!
51. 18 AprNorth Carolina: Turncoat Teacher Delivers for Charter Industry
52. 18 AprLlano County, Texas: How to Stop the Book Censors
53. 18 AprProPublica: Idaho Schools Are Crumbling. Help Is Not on the Way.
54. 17 AprDeSantis Attacks Disney Property Rights Again
55. 17 AprTennessee: Legislature Bans Honest Teaching About Racism
56. 17 AprPaul Waldman: FOX “News” Is Controlled by the Monster It Created
57. 17 AprNancy Bailey: Why Does PBS Interview Arne Duncan and Margaret Spellings About the Problems They Created?
58. 17 AprPeter Greene: Idaho Rejects Voucher Expansion
59. 16 AprFOX vs. DeSantis on Libel Law
60. 16 AprPeter Greene: A Conservative Makes a Case for Public Schools
61. 15 AprSteve Hinnefeld: Indiana Librarians Defeat Effort to Make Them Criminals
62. 15 AprAnand Giridhadaras: The Woke and the Unwoke
63. 15 AprClarence Thomas, the Billionaire, and the Vast Rightwing Conspiracy
64. 15 AprDeSantis and His Morality Police in the Schools
65. 14 AprOrlando Sentinel: Florida Legislators Should Go See “Kinky Boots” in Orlando
66. 14 AprTom Ultican: Warning! Education Profiteering in Texas
67. 14 AprProPublica: Billionaire Bought Justice Thomas’ Family Home
68. 14 AprGary Rubinstein: Attrition at Success Academy Worse Than Ever
69. 13 AprReport: The Fiscal Consequences of Private School Vouchers
70. 13 AprDeFascist War on Drag Queens Frightens the Performing Arts in Florida
71. 13 AprDid Alvarez & Marsal Give Pricey Advice to Your School District? They Are Living in Luxury Now
72. 12 AprTexas: County May Close Its Libraries Rather Than Restore Banned Books
73. 12 AprTexas: The Disgrace of Long-Term Solitary Confinement
74. 12 AprRuth Marcus: Gun Owners Have More Rights than Their Victims
75. 12 AprJohn Thompson: Which Brand of Republican Will Prevail in Oklahoma?
76. 12 Apr“School Choice” Will Destroy Public Schools
77. 11 AprScott Maxwell: No Good Guys in the DeSantis-Disney Brawl
78. 11 AprTexas: Republicans Hate Education: Dumb and Dumberer
79. 10 AprProPublica: Nation’s Leading Ethics Experts Disagree with Justice Clarence Thomas
80. 10 AprDr. Leslie T. Fenwick Will Speak at Wellesley College on April 11, 4 p.m.
81. 10 AprRachel M. Cohen: Explaining the Texas Court Decision Banning Abortion Pills
82. 10 AprMercedes Schneider: Jesus Loves the Little Children, So Let’s Put Them to Work.
83. 10 AprPeter Greene: Vouchers Restore Discrimination and Segregation
84. 10 AprPeter Greene: Hurrah for Congressman Jamaal Bowman, Who Wants to End the Standardized Test Mandate!
85. 9 AprRex Nelson: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders Is Turning Arkansas Government into Chaos
86. 9 AprIndiana: Join the Pastors in a Day of Action for Public Schools
87. 9 AprFred Klonsky: Tennessee Legislature Revives Memories of the End of Reconstruction and the Birth of Jim Crow
88. 9 AprWhy Are So Many of America’s Children Dying Young?
89. 9 AprNPR: Why Are Life Expectancy Rates in the U.S. Declining?
90. 8 AprRobert B. Hubbell: Our Democracy Is Not a Theocracy…Yet
91. 8 AprDeSantis Vows to Punish Disney
92. 8 AprThom Hartmann: The Crisis of Western Culture
93. 8 AprAaron Blake: Trump Wanted to Indict Hillary, Biden, and Obama
94. 8 AprRyan Cooper: What’s Behind Republicans’ Anti-Woke Hysteria?
95. 7 AprTexas: House of Representatives Says “No” to Vouchers
96. 7 AprStuart Egan: Betrayal in North Carolina!
97. 7 AprTexas: Drag Queen Exposes Hypocrisy of Anti-Drag Laws
98. 7 AprIndiana: Bill Would Criminalize Librarians, Allow Parents to Censor Books
99. 7 AprSara Stevenson: Texas GOP Would Criminalize Librarians
100. 7 AprTexas: Vouchers Blocked in House of Representatives!!
101. 6 AprTennessee: GOP Expels 2 of 3 Democrats Who Spoke for Gun Control Without ”Permission”
102. 6 AprProPublica: Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire
103. 6 AprRobert Hubbell: “They Will Lose; We Will Win”
104. 6 AprDonna Ladd: The Origins of School Choice in Noxubee County, Mississippi, and the Death of Integration
105. 6 AprHeather Cox Richardson: The GOP Is Counting on Voter Suppression to Hold Power
106. 6 AprJan Resseger: Schools Were at the Heart of the Chicago Mayoral Race
107. 5 AprNevada: Vouchers Are a Very Bad, Useless Idea
108. 5 AprIdaho: Bill Would Allow Parents to Sue Libraries and School Districts
109. 5 AprFlorida Vouchers: A Multi-Billion-Dollar Hole in the Budget
110. 5 AprFlorida Plans to Eliminate Tenure in Higher Education
111. 5 AprMissouri: State Senate Restores Funding for Public Libraries!
112. 5 AprWho Funded the Mayoral Candidates in Chicago?
113. 5 AprA Great Day for Chicago! Brandon Johnson Elected Mayor!
114. 5 AprA Great Day for Democracy in Wisconsin!!!
115. 4 AprTexas: Vouchers Will Soon Come to a Vote in Legislature: Write, Call, Speak Out!
116. 4 AprPhiladelphia: “Abbott Elementary” and the Real Story Behind Charters
117. 4 AprPennsylvania: Urban Superintendents Call for Charter Reform, End to Unfunded Mandates
118. 4 AprMissouri: GOP Votes to Defund Public Libraries
119. 4 AprWin or Lose, Know This About Paul Vallas
120. 3 AprTennessee: GOP Threatens to Expel 3 Democratic Legislators Who Joined Anti-Gun Protest
121. 3 AprDisney CEO Plans $17 Billion Expansion, Knocks DeSantis
122. 3 AprHeather Cox Richardson: Tomorrow’s Vote Offers Chance to Curb Wisconsin GOP’s War on Democracy
123. 3 AprVirginia: Spotsylvania Will Remove 14 Books from Its School Libraries
124. 3 AprDenver: Corporate Reformers Dump $$$ into Mayoral Race
125. 3 AprIllinois: District Fires Outstanding Teacher Because of Book She Ordered
126. 3 AprKatherine Marsh: Why Children Don’t Fall in Love with Reading
127. 2 AprProfessor Amy Wax Makes Racist, Homophobic, Sexist Statements: Should She Be Fired?
128. 2 AprChicago: Vote for Brandon Johnson for Mayor
129. 2 AprJohn Thompson: Why Are Big Corporations Avoiding Oklahoma?
130. 2 AprJan Resseger: Consumerism Is Destroying the Commons
131. 2 AprHillsdale College Cuts Ties to Florida Charter School That Fired Principal After Showing of Michelango’s “David”
132. 1 AprOmaha: High School Students Walk Out to Protest Hate Laws
133. 1 AprMarch for Our Lives: We Call BS!
134. 1 AprMiami: Art Exhibit Honors Black Queer History in Miami
135. 1 AprOhio: Private School Choice Is Wrecking Public Schools
136. 1 AprPolitico: GOP Will Make 2024 Election About Crazy Culture Wars That They Created

March 2023

1. 31 MarJoin a Protest Against Ron DeSantis’ Attacks on Education!
2. 31 MarIllinois Families for Public Schools: Vallas Ties to Betsy DeVos Exposed
3. 31 MarChicago: Charter Lobby Spent $617,000 Against Vallas’ Opponent in Mayor Race
4. 31 MarWho Is Putting Up the Big Money Behind Vouchers?
5. 31 MarMiguel Cardona Finally Speaks Out Against Attacks on Public Schools and Teachers!
6. 31 MarTexas: Uh-Oh! The Book Banners Have Gone Too Far!
7. 30 MarMickey Mouse Humiliates Ron DeSantis
8. 30 MarChicago: Hedge Fund Giants $$$$$$$$$upport Vallas
9. 30 MarFlorida Rejects Medicaid Expansion, 1 Million Will Lose Health Coverage
10. 30 MarYale Researchers Find Partisan Divide in COVID Death Rates
11. 30 MarSteven Singer: I Am a Charter School Abolitionist
12. 30 MarHelen Gym: Can a Progressive Win the Mayoralty in Philly?
13. 30 MarBreaking News! Betsy DeVos’ Super PAC Is Funding Paul Vallas
14. 29 MarNYC: Parents and UFT Fight Charter Co-Location
15. 29 MarChicago: Vallas Would Be a Disaster for the Public Schools
16. 29 MarProPublica: Should the Doctors Let Her Die?
17. 29 MarTexas: Rural Resistance to Vouchers
18. 28 MarRandi Weingarten: In Defense of Public Education
19. 28 MarUSA Today: Most Americans Think It’s Good to Be WOKE
20. 28 MarThe Triibe: Reviewing Paul Vallas‘ Abysmal Record as a School Superintendent
21. 28 MarRcharvet: Was I a “Bad Teacher” Because I Taught Poor Kids?
22. 28 MarSara Stevenson: Trust Librarians to Review Books, Not Vendors
23. 28 MarCarol Burris: The Real Story Behind the State Takeover of the Houston Public Schools
24. 27 MarFlorida: DeSantis Signs Bill for Vouchers for All Students
25. 27 MarColorado: Crazy Trumpers Have Taken Control of State GOP
26. 27 MarMississippi: Legislator Kills Bill for Citizen Referenda for Fear that Public Might Roll Back “Right-to-Work” Law
27. 27 MarDavid Sirota: How Paul Vallas Helped Wall Street Loot Chicago’s Public Schools
28. 26 MarFlorida: Universal Vouchers Will Cost $4-5 Billion in First Year
29. 26 MarPennsylvania: Cybercharters Are an Educational Disaster
30. 26 MarFred Klonsky: Arne Duncan Endorses His Doppelgänger Paul Vallas
31. 25 MarLeonie Haimson Will Interview Jamaal Bowman on Sunday at 7 p.m. EST
32. 25 MarPrinceton Sociologist: If the 1% Paid Their Taxes, We Could Eliminate Poverty
33. 25 MarJohn Merrow: First They Came For the…
34. 25 MarGlenn Sacks: Why the L.A. Strike Is Good for Workers and Students
35. 24 MarMisinformation Kills: Dark Money and the Creeping Takeover of U.S. Public Education
36. 24 MarTennessee: How to Make Critical Race Theory Relevant and Useful
37. 24 MarFlorida: Where Art, History, Books, and Freedom Go to Die
38. 24 MarNYC: Success Academy Buys New Properties While Planning to Charge Rent to NYC Public Schools
39. 23 MarFlorida: Legislature Endorses Universal Vouchers
40. 23 MarTrump Speaks Out Against DeSantis
41. 23 MarBloomberg Gives Gov. Hochul $5 Million to Keep Taxes on Rich Low and Promote Charter Schools
42. 23 MarTennessee: Drag Shows Banned and Criminalized!
43. 23 MarTexas: Teacher in Amarillo Explains the Voucher Hoax
44. 23 MarDisney Pulls a Fast One in Florida: Announces a Major LGBT Conference This Fall in Orlando
45. 22 MarMiami Herald: Whose Free Speech Rights Will DeSantis Stomp Next?
46. 22 MarSouth Carolina: 21 Republicans Want Death Penalty for Women Who Get Abortions
47. 22 MarExtremist Judge Will Decide Future of Abortion Pills
48. 22 MarNew Hampshire: Dark Money Undermines Democracy
49. 21 MarFlorida: State Education Board Will Extend “Don’t Say Gay” Through 12th Grade
50. 21 MarArizona: GOP Goes to the Far Right, Expecting Vetoes from Governor Hobbs
51. 21 MarFlorida: New College Faces Financial Woes After DeSantis Takeover
52. 21 MarIndiana: Teachers Oppose Bills to Divert More Public Funds to Private Schools and to Demonize Teachers and Librarians
53. 21 MarFlorida Plans to Expand “Don’t Say Gay” Law Through Middle School
54. 21 MarJohn Thompson: Will Sane Republicans in the Oklahoma Legislature Finally Speak Up?
55. 21 MarDeSantis Attacks Parental Right to Decide Whether to Bring Their Children to Drag Shows
56. 20 MarSteven Singer: The Importance of Being WOKE!
57. 20 MarNew Research: Voucher Tax Credits Are Welfare for the Rich
58. 20 MarDonald Cohen: What We Learned from the East Palestine Rail Disaster
59. 19 MarSpeak Out in Support of #AbbottElementary
60. 19 MarQuinta Brunson Vs. Rightwing Critic re: Charter Schools
61. 19 MarNew Yorker: “Abbott Elementary” Exposes the Charter School Movement
62. 19 MarMaurice Cunningham: The Strange Disappearance of the 2023 “National Parents Union” Elections
63. 18 MarWashington Post Obtains Secret Study Commissioned by Trump: He Knew He Lost
64. 18 MarIf You Are a Russian Oligarch, Stay Away from Windows
65. 18 MarDavid Frum: Is DeSantis Flaming Out Already?
66. 18 MarMercedes Schneider: How to Create a Bureaucratic Nightmare
67. 17 MarNebraska: Legislator Blocks All Bills by Filibustering Against Anti-trans Bill
68. 17 MarFlorida House Passes Universal Vouchers. cost Unknown.
69. 17 MarFlorida: English Professor Fired for Including Discussion of Racial Justice in His Writing Classes
70. 17 MarKansas: Republicans Smear Public Schools and Teachers in Push for Vouchers
71. 17 MarTexas: State Takeover of Houston Public Schools Is Unfair, Racist, and Wasteful
72. 17 MarCarol Burris Speaks About the Whacko Texas Voucher Bill
73. 16 MarGOP Launches Anti-Trans Bill in House
74. 16 MarSouth Carolina: A Brave District Superintendent Asks Whether “School Choice” Really Means “Schools Choose”
75. 16 MarSara Stevenson: Planning the Austin Marxist Academy
76. 16 MarFOX “News” and the GOP Live in Fear of Trump’s Wrath
77. 15 MarCalifornia: What’s Wrong with Charter Schools?
78. 15 MarWhat’s Behind the Attack on Teaching Accurate History?
79. 15 MarProPublica on The Most Anti-Democratic and Powerful Group You Never Heard Of
80. 15 MarProPublica: Who Is Jeff Yass?
81. 14 MarFlorida: Legislators Plan to Lower Age to Buy Guns from 21 to 18
82. 14 MarThe Last Member of the White Rose Society Died. Do You Know the White Rose Society?
83. 14 MarHeather Cox Richardson: Equality Means Equality
84. 14 MarFlorida: Stand Up to the Big Bully Ron DeSantis!
85. 13 MarDana Milbank: Is Kevin McCarthy Dumb or Is He Pretending?
86. 13 MarSteve Hinnefeld: “Culture War” Bills Target People, Not Culture
87. 13 MarArizona: Republican Legislators File Bills to Micromanage Public Schools
88. 13 MarNAVALNY Wins the Oscar for Best Documentary!
89. 12 MarJosh Cowen: I Was Never a Member of a Teachers’ Union—Until Now
90. 12 MarChicago: Vallas’ School “Reform” Ideas Are Stale, Costly and Failed
91. 12 MarWhen Kids with Diabilities Accept Vouchers, They Abandon Their Rights
92. 11 MarArkansas: Republican Legislator Tells Students to Shut Up and Sit Down
93. 11 MarWhat Caused the Layoffs at a Successful Tech Company?
94. 11 MarTexas: What Governor Abbott Does Not Understand About Rural Schools
95. 11 MarFlorida Teacher: You Want Choice? Go to a Public School.
96. 10 MarStop Federal Funding for New Charters!
97. 10 MarFiona Hill and Angela Stent: The Kremlin’s Grand Illusions
98. 10 MarOhio: Voucher Expansion Will Transfer $1.13 Billion from Public Schools to Adults
99. 9 MarThom Hartmann: The New McCarthyism
100. 9 MarMiami Herald: “Parental Rights” Is the Battle Cry of Extremists
101. 9 Mar“Abbott Elementary” Knocks Charter Schools and Pennsylvania’s Richest Man
102. 8 MarRuth Ben-Ghiat: The Fascist Roots of Trump’s CPAC Speech: Victim and Avenger
103. 8 MarGreg R. Flick: Now This Is a Valuable Role for Charter Schools! I Love It!
104. 8 MarThe Rev. Dr. Robin Meyers on Oklahoma’s State Superintendent: “I Alone Will Indoctrinate Your Children”
105. 7 MarSteve Nelson: Censorship Is Never Justifiable—Except Here
106. 7 MarWashington Post: When Teachers Are Not Allowed to Teach the Truth
107. 7 MarJim Jordan Issues Subpoenas for Former NSBA Officials
108. 6 MarAn Invitation to Learn About Ethnic-Racial Political Struggles in Texas
109. 6 MarOhio: New NEPC Report Faults Fordham Institute for Cherry-picking Data
110. 6 MarAaron Blake: Some Republicans Disagree with DeSantis’ Dictatorial Ways
111. 6 MarD.C.: Two Educators Fired for Opposing “No Excuses” Approach
112. 5 MarFlorida: Bill Would Require Bloggers to Register with the State
113. 5 MarLeonie Haimson: Success Academy Spends $13 Million a Year on Marketing and Recruitment
114. 5 MarSara Stevenson: Texas Does Not Need Vouchers
115. 5 MarHenry Louis Gates, Jr.: Whose Black History Will Be Taught?
116. 5 MarNew York Times: Fact-Checking Trump’s Lies
117. 5 MarTrump Is Back with the Same Old Inflammatory Rhetoric and Lies
118. 4 MarDeSantis Ally: Beware of Tap Water: It Might Turn You Gay
119. 4 MarNPR: The Debate Over the Origins of COVID
120. 4 MarStephen J. Klees: What Explains the Movement to Privatize Education?
121. 4 MarFlorida: A Political Vendetta in “The Villages”
122. 3 MarMassachusetts: State Board Approves Controversial Charter for Worcester
123. 3 MarPaul Bonner: The Missing Strategy for School Improvement
124. 3 MarHeather Cox Richardson: What Divides the Two Parties: Looking to the Future or the Past
125. 3 MarMichigan: For-Profit Charter Schools Are a Disaster
126. 2 MarBillionaire Bloomberg Funds Summer Schools for Charter Students Only
127. 2 MarJosh Cowen: There Is No Upside to Vouchers
128. 2 MarFlorida GOP Wants to Outlaw Democratic Party. Really.
129. 1 MarVirginia: Jury Awards $5 Million to Teacher Accused of Sexual Abuse
130. 1 MarDiane Ravitch's blog
131. 1 MarGreat News! Idaho Republicans Reject Vouchers
132. 1 MarFlorida: The Purge at New College Begins with Elimination of Diversity Office

February 2023

1. 28 FebOhio: Senate Bill to Strip Power from State Board of Education Is Unconstitutional
2. 28 FebTexas: How a Brazen Attempt to Sneak Vouchers into a School District Was Derailed
3. 28 FebVICE: Anti-Vaxxers Fight the Enemies Within: Each Other
4. 28 FebMassachusetts: Block the Worcester Charter School
5. 27 FebFlorida: State Demands that Districts Report Detailed Lists of Data on Controversial Topics
6. 27 FebMercedes Schneider: DeSantis Launches Attack on Studies of Gender, Race and Whatever Else He Dislikes
7. 27 FebHouston Chronicle: All the Reasons Why Vouchers Don’t Work
8. 27 FebJohn Thompson: Republicans in Oklahoma Divided Over Plans to Privatize Education
9. 26 FebDeSantis Will Curb Press Freedom, in a Move with National Implications
10. 26 FebPeter Goodman: Should NYC’s Charter Schools Be Reabsorbed into the City Public School System?
11. 26 FebIndiana: New Budget Offers Vouchers for the Affluent
12. 25 FebNew York Times: FOX Hosts Knowingly Broadcast Lies
13. 25 FebHeather Cox Richardson: The Fight for Ukraine is a Fight for International Rule of Law
14. 25 FebGeorge F. Will: Is FOX News Entertainment or Journalism?
15. 25 FebA Star Is Born: Michelle Bradley of Versailles, Kentucky
16. 25 FebColorado: Extremists Took Over My School Board and Created Havoc
17. 24 FebNYC: Big Charter Chains Lose Enrollment
18. 24 FebDeSantis Proposes that Private Businesses Be Barred from Hiring Undocumented People
19. 24 FebGeorge Scialabba: The Intolerable Inequities We Tolerate
20. 24 FebMississippi: Who Will Teach in Poor Rural Districts?
21. 24 FebKansas Public School Teacher: The Benefits of Privatization
22. 24 FebRussian Exiles Plan Demonstrations Against the War in Ukraine
23. 23 FebArkansas: “The Rich Want Vouchers,” and There’s No Stopping Them
24. 23 FebTimothy Snyder: 15 Reasons Why the World Needs a Ukrainian Victory
25. 23 FebPennsylvania: Stop Wasting Money on Cyber Charters
26. 22 FebHakeem Jeffries Will Downplay His Support for Charters Now That He Is Party Leader
27. 22 FebPeter Greene: Vouchers, “Choice,” and the End of Public Schools
28. 22 FebLisa Graves and Alyssa Bowen: Dark Money Funding Astroturf “Parent” Groups, Based on Tax Returns
29. 21 FebFlorida: Christian College Cancels Concert Because One Singer Is Gay
30. 21 FebNew Hampshire: Vouchers Cheat Students with Disabilities
31. 21 FebResearchers: Vouchers Swindle Taxpayers, Students, and Families
32. 20 FebScholars and Supporters of African American Studies Protest College Board Capitulation to DeSantis
33. 20 FebDavid Berliner, Et Al: How Public Schools Can Save Millions of Dollars
34. 20 FebWisconsin: The Most Important Election of 2023
35. 19 FebFlorida: Pregnant Woman Learns Her Fetus Has a Fatal Condition, But No Doctor Will Perform an Abortion
36. 19 FebChicago Mayoral Election: Parent Says NO, NO, NO to Paul Vallas
37. 19 FebJohn Thompson Sees Hope that Oklahoma Educators and Legislators Will Stand Up Against Destructive “Reforms”
38. 19 FebSchneider & Berkshire: A Reverse Robin Hood Plan: Stealing from the Poor to Pay the Tuition of the Rich
39. 18 FebHeather Cox Richardson: No One at FOX News Believed Trump’s Lies But Broadcast Them
40. 18 FebFlorida: State Officials Consider “Classical, Christian” Test as Replacement for the SAT
41. 18 FebBBC: UK Sports Officials Propose That Transgender Athletes Compete in Men’s Sports
42. 18 Feb“Democracy”: The Myths of AP Courses
43. 17 FebIndiana: Legislators Want Property Taxes for Charter Schools
44. 17 FebMichael Hiltzik: Of Course the GOP Wants to Cut Social Security and Medicare
45. 17 FebPeter Greene: The Business of Many Charter Schools Is Real Estate, Not Education
46. 16 FebHeather Cox Richardson: The Story Behind the Ohio Derailment
47. 16 FebTexas: Don’t Make the Same Mistake as Arizona: Vouchers Are a Fraud!
48. 16 FebJamelle Bouie: The Attacks on Transgender People Are Undemocratic
49. 16 FebFlorida: Will DeSantis Be Able to Hide the History of Atrocities Against Black People in His State?
50. 15 FebStephen Owens: The Public School Is the Best Choice for a Just Society
51. 15 FebIndiana: GOP Legislator Has Misgivings About Vouchers After Abrasive Meetings
52. 15 FebTexas: How Charter Leaders Profit by Buying Property, Paying Rent to Themselves
53. 15 FebHeather Cox Richardson: The Tragedies That Made Theodore Roosevelt
54. 14 FebMichael Podhorzer: The Supreme Court Wants to Roll Back the Past Century
55. 14 FebTexas: Unmasking The Campaign to Privatize Public Schools
56. 14 FebThe Atlanta Cheating Scandal Is Not Over
57. 13 FebDeSantis: Maybe Florida Should Abandon AP, SAT, and Other College Board Products
58. 13 FebCarol Burris on Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Horrible Education Plan
59. 13 FebFlorida: The Hostile Takeover of New College by Rightwing Zealots Threatens Academic Freedom Everywhere
60. 12 FebFlorida: Only 11 of the State’s 67 School Districts Offer a “Mandated” Black History Course
61. 12 FebArizona: A Rightwing Bigot Takes Over as Superintendent of Schools
62. 12 FebThe College Board’s Statement About Its Interactions with Florida Officials
63. 12 FebCollege Board Pushes Back Against Florida Narrative
64. 12 FebOhio GOP Wants to Expand Vouchers, Pooh-Poohs Online Nazi-Homeschooling Group
65. 12 FebMichael Podhorzer: The Supreme Court Wants to Roll Back the Past Century
66. 11 FebOklahoma: Republican Pollsters Discover that the Public Opposes Vouchers, and Their Opposition Is Growing
67. 11 FebWhat Is CRT?
68. 11 FebJeff Bryant: The Harrowing Story of a Family That Used Vouchers and Abandoned Their Rights
69. 11 FebDeSantis Guts Florida’s Open Records Law
70. 10 FebFlorida: Sports Association Cancels Question About Female Athletes’ Menstrual Cycle
71. 10 FebMissouri: GOP Rejects Ban on Children Openly Carrying Weapons Without Adult Supervision
72. 10 FebMiami Herald: Legislature Holds Special Session to Clean Up After DeSantis Blunders
73. 10 FebDavid Dayen: Biden Delivers on Program to Limit CorporatePower
74. 10 FebHere’s Everything You Need to Know About Vouchers in Texas
75. 10 FebIndiana: Parents Are Satisfied with Their Schools
76. 10 FebNew York: Schools Lose $1.8 Billion Per Year to Corporate Tax Breaks
77. 9 FebThe College Board Lied about Black Studies AP Course. It Had Frequent Exchanges with Florida Officials
78. 9 FebStudy: Hundreds of Thousands of American COVID Deaths Were Avoidable
79. 9 FebFlorida: Legislature Wants to Loosen Gun Control Law
80. 9 FebCarol Burris: Running a Charter School for Profit Should Be Illegal
81. 8 FebNew Hampshire: AFT State Leader Protests Book Bans and Censorship
82. 8 FebGreat News! Virginia Legislature Turns Down Vouchers!
83. 8 FebJohn Thompson: Will Oklahoma Republicans Block Their Extremist State Superintendent?
84. 8 FebOhio: Public Schools Are Not Failing, Ohio’s Politicians Are
85. 8 FebPennsylvania: A Historic Victory for the Children!
86. 7 FebRep. Jamaal Bowman Blasts College Board for Sanitizing African American AP Course
87. 7 FebIdaho: The Usual Billionaires Bought Voucher Legislation
88. 7 FebSara Stevenson: Trust School Librarians to Select Books, Not Politicians or Extremists
89. 7 FebThis Is How Democrats Should Talk About School Reform
90. 6 FebFlorida: DeSantis Wants to Create a State Military, Under His Control
91. 6 FebMercedes Schneider: Chicago Voters! Don’t Be Fooled by Paul Vallas!
92. 6 FebChristopher Lubienski: Why Does the School Choice Movement Hide from Voters?
93. 5 FebMichael Hiltzik: Utah Governor Signs Harshest Anti-Trans Bill in Nation
94. 5 FebOklahoma: Out-of-State Billionaires Foot the Bill to Lobby for Vouchers
95. 5 FebFOX News Published an Erroneous Story About Me, and I Am Getting Death Threats
96. 4 FebRep. Jamaal Bowman Calls on Gov. Kathy Hochul to Stop Increasing Charter Schools
97. 4 FebFlorida, Texas Lead the Nation in New Obamacare Enrollments
98. 4 FebLouisville Mystery: Legislature Mandated a Charter School to Open, But None Applied
99. 3 FebOklahoma: State Superintendent Fires Attorney Who Supported Trans Students
100. 3 Feb“The 1619 Project” Has Been Turned into a TV Series on HULU: Don’t Miss It!
101. 3 FebSteven Singer: A New Ed Tech Goliath Enters Standardized Testing Field
102. 3 FebFrom Diane Ravitch: Why I Sent My Sons to Private Schools Half a Century Ago, But Support Public Schools Today
103. 2 FebDan Rather and Elliott Kirschner: Race Matters
104. 2 FebMichael Hiltzik: College Board Caves in to the Right, Gives a Course in Cowardice
105. 2 FebCollege Board Revises AP African American Studies Course to Placate Conservative Critics
106. 2 FebIdaho Statesman: Here Are the Facts That Voucher Supporters Don’t Want You to Know
107. 1 FebRobert Hubbell on Ron DeSantis’s Re-education Camps
108. 1 FebNew Hampshire: GOP Wants to Pay for Vouchers with Funds Earmarked for Public Schools
109. 1 FebCharlie Sykes: The Nazis Are Back on Twitter
110. 1 FebDeSantis Tightens His Grip on Higher Education

January 2023

1. 31 JanFlorida: Board of New College Will Name Rightwinger Richard Corcoran as New President
2. 31 JanDeSantis Plans to Shake Up Higher Education, Exclude Anything That is “Woke”
3. 31 JanTexas: Republicans File Multiple Bills to Suppress the Vote
4. 31 JanEducation Week: Red States Rush to Pass Voucher Laws
5. 31 JanJohn Thompson: Will Oklahoma Shove “Choice” Down the Throats of Unwilling Schools and Parents?
6. 31 JanJan Resseger: Why Are Teachers Being Demonized by Legislators?
7. 30 JanNPE: STOP PUBLIC FUNDING OF UNACCOUNTABLE EXTREMIST NETWORKS!
8. 30 JanEd Tibbetts: The Iowa Voucher Plan Will Help Kids Already in Private Schools
9. 30 JanKeith Benson: Black History, White Backlash, and CRT
10. 30 JanAn Online Site Where Homeschoolers Teach Their Children to Be Nazis
11. 29 JanLibrarians Under Fire from Rightwing Parent Groups
12. 29 JanUtah: Voucher Lobbyist Admits She Wants to “Destroy Public Education”
13. 29 JanFlorida Wants Girls to Report When They Menstruate!
14. 29 JanFlorida: Republicans Plan to Offer Vouchers for All Students, But No Details on How It Will Be Financed
15. 28 JanPeter Greene: Vouchers Are Not Really About School Choice
16. 28 JanGuns in America: How Many More Must Die Before Congress Takes Action?
17. 28 JanHere is the AP African-American Studies Course That Florida Wants to Ban
18. 27 JanCapitol Police Release Video That Disproves Lunatic Rumors
19. 27 JanTimothy Snyder: The Specter of 2016
20. 27 JanJan Resseger: What’s Behind the Sudden Explosion in Voucher Programs?
21. 27 JanLos Angeles: Successful Public School Wants Co-Located Charter School to Leave
22. 27 JanTennessee: Principal of a Christian School Arrested for Allegedly Having Sex with Students
23. 26 JanHappy 10-Year Blogday, Mercedes Schneider!!!
24. 26 JanNew Hampshire: Most Students in State Voucher Plan Never Attended Public School
25. 26 JanHow to Get Rich Quick: Open a Charter School in Texas!
26. 26 JanFlorida: Lawyers Threaten to Sue if State Blocks AP Course on African-American History
27. 25 JanNYC Turns Down Three Success Academy Co-locations
28. 25 JanDeSantis Plans to Curb “Diversity Equity, and Inclusion” in Florida State Universities
29. 25 JanWhat You Need to Know About Fake Parent Groups: An NPE Report
30. 24 JanIowa: Republicans Propose Banning People on Food Stamps from Buying Fresh Meats and Other Foods
31. 24 JanTom Ultican: El Guapo’s Electoral Scorecard
32. 24 JanGary Rubinstein: Trainwreck for America (TFA)
33. 23 JanFOX News Attacks M&Ms for Being “Woke”; M&Ms Retreats
34. 23 JanDana Milbank: Can You Govern Based on Lies?
35. 23 JanKansas: Voters Rejected Abortion Ban, But Republicans Ignore the Vote
36. 23 JanPeter Greene: Why State Takeovers Fail
37. 22 JanMississippi Free Press: What Is Christian Dominionism? A MUST-READ!
38. 22 JanThom Hartmann: Beware the GOP “Two Santas” Scam
39. 22 JanUtah: House Passes Voucher Bill, Despite Voters Decisive Rejection in 2007
40. 21 JanGOP Strategy: Demonize Drag Queens
41. 21 JanNorth Dakota May Ban Sexually Explicit Books in Public Libraries, Imprison Defiant Librarians
42. 21 JanPennsylvania: 89% of School Districts Call for Reform of Charter Law
43. 20 JanTrump’s Lawyers Ordered to Pay Nearly $1 Million for Filing “Frivolous” Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton
44. 20 JanFlorida’s State Colleges Promise to Ban Teaching of “Critical Race Theory”
45. 20 JanFlorida: Republicans Plan Major Expansion of K-12 Vouchers
46. 20 JanThom Hartmann: Why Is the For-Profit Healthcare Industry Like a Blood-Sucking Tick?
47. 20 JanLinda Lyon: The Fight for Public Schools in Arizona
48. 19 JanFlorida Rejects AP African American Studies Course
49. 19 JanWhat Happened to the 1.3 Million Children Who Didn’t Return to School?
50. 19 JanNew Hampshire: Voucher Drive Accelerates
51. 19 JanMercedes Schneider: Authoritarians Impose Their Views and Call It “Choice”
52. 19 JanKevin McCarthy Delivers for GOP Extremists
53. 18 JanFlorida: DeSantis Wants Permanent Ban on COVID Health Protocols
54. 18 JanPennsylvania: Hand Recount in County Won by Trump Does Not Change Outcome or Satisfy Election Deniers
55. 18 JanBilly Townsend: Florida’s Schools Are Vastly Underperforming
56. 17 JanThe Nerve of New Hampshire GOP Claiming Their “Divisive Concepts” Law Comes from MLK!
57. 17 JanThe Surprising Life Story of Yong Zhao
58. 17 JanOhio: KIPP Columbus Schools Seek to Unionize Despite Leaders’ Opposition
59. 17 JanPeter Greene: Vouchers Are a Disaster By Any Name
60. 16 JanPastors for Texas Children and Dr. MLK: A Shared Mission
61. 16 JanIf You Do One Thing Today, Do This
62. 16 JanI Interview Josh Cowen about the Hoax and Failure of Vouchers
63. 16 JanHeather Cox Richardson: Where Are Our Heroes?
64. 16 JanStop the Lies About Dr. Martin Luther King’s Legacy
65. 15 JanAlexandra Petri: Missouri Legislature Bans Bare Shoulders!
66. 15 JanJohn Thompson: Emily Oster Was Wrong About the Pandemic
67. 15 JanTexas: Court Clears the Way for State Takeover of Houston Schools
68. 14 JanMichigan: Same Groups Push Voucher Bill, Voter Restriction Bill; Both Fail to Get on Ballot
69. 14 JanAFT Poll: Voters Want Investment in Public Schools, Don’t Care About Culture War Issues
70. 14 JanThe Phony “Culture Wars” Are Hurting Students, Teachers, and Schools
71. 13 JanFlorida: Judge Rejects DeSantis’ Use of COVID Funds to Fly Migrants from Texas to Massachusetts
72. 13 JanPennsylvania: Governor-Elect Picks Experienced Educator as New State Superintendent
73. 13 JanTwitter Offers Harsh Terms to Laid-Off Employees
74. 13 JanMissouri: The War on Public Schools
75. 12 JanDo You Love Dogs? Have You Ever Seen a Dog Driving?
76. 12 JanJosh Cowen: The False Promise That Vouchers Improve Public Schools by Competing with Them
77. 12 JanWhy Is DOJ Moving So Slowly in 1/6 Investigation?
78. 11 JanMuslim Public Affairs Council Defends Art History Professor at Hamline University
79. 11 JanJan Resseger: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly in the Ohio Legislature
80. 11 JanNetwork for Public Education: Chartered For Profit, II: Pandemic Profiteering
81. 10 JanMichelle Goldberg: DeSantis Begins Hostile Takeover of Progressive Public College
82. 10 JanNancy MacLean and Lisa Graves: Charles Koch Is Still Funding Divisiveness and Greed
83. 10 JanGary Rubinstein: Low-Performing Charter Chain Wins $500,000 Prize for Excellence
84. 9 JanPeter Greene: NC Charter Schools Want Courts to Rule That They Are Not “State Actors”
85. 9 JanPeter Greene: Charter Schools Are Not Public Schools
86. 9 JanMinnesota: Art Historian Fired for Showing Historic Images of Mohammed
87. 8 JanHeather Cox Richardson on the Republican Debacle
88. 8 JanArthur Goldstein: Why Is My Union Selling Out Its Members’ Healthcare?
89. 8 JanNew Hampshire: Republicans Vote to Allow Deadly Weapons in the Legislature
90. 8 JanJosh Cowen: The Extremism of the School Privatization Movement
91. 7 JanTimothy Snyder: For Trump, Santos, and Putin, the Truth Matters
92. 7 JanPaul Bonner: Religious Fanaticism Is a Menace
93. 7 Jan10 People You Probably Never Heard of Who Are Destroying Democracy
94. 6 JanDavid Frum: No Tears for Kevin McCarthy
95. 6 JanBob Shepherd: Campaign Slogans for Trump 2024 Campaign
96. 6 JanProPublica: Professors in Florida Intimidated by DeSantis’ Attack on Academic Freedom
97. 6 JanDarcie Cimarusti: Beware of Disruptive “Parental Rights” Groups
98. 6 JanAn Apology to My Readers
99. 5 JanHarold Meyerson: The GOP Revolution Eats Its Own
100. 5 JanA Conference on Teaching High School History Despite Laws That Ban Teaching Truth
101. 5 JanThe Strange Congruence Between Election Deniers and School Privatizers
102. 5 JanNew York City: Hasidic Schools Reap a Windfall from Special Ed Payments
103. 4 JanDon Trump Jr. Is Selling Bibles on the Internet
104. 4 JanJoin Me in Conversation with Josh Cowen to Learn the Facts About Vouchers
105. 4 JanChalkbeat: NYC Public Schools Ban ChatGPT
106. 4 JanWhy Do Rightwing Foundations Fund Emily Oster’s Work on COVID and Parenting?
107. 3 JanRon DeSantis Inaugurated, Promises to Protect Florida from Drag Queens
108. 3 JanPresident Zelensky’s Moving New Year’s Speech to the Ukrainian People
109. 3 JanMercedes Schneider: What Secretary Cardona Needs to Know
110. 3 JanTom Ultican: The “Science of Reading”=Profits & Propaganda
111. 2 JanMamie Krupsczak Allegretti: Why Do We Teach Students to Write?
112. 2 JanArkansas: Sarah Huckabee Sanders Picks a DeSantis Aide to Run K-12 Schooling
113. 2 JanAnti-Vaxxers Fuel Return of Vanquished Diseases, Like Measles
114. 1 JanWelcome 2023 with Sound Advice from Nancy Bailey!
115. 1 JanHAPPY NEW YEAR!!