by Jeff Bryant | Oct 11, 2017 | Blog
With less than a year in office, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is already having the narrative of her impact on the nation's public schools recast from someone with the power to "single-handedly decimate our public education system" to someone who is capable of only...
by Jeff Bryant | Oct 5, 2017 | Blog
When the U.S. Department of Education recently announced its list of recipients of over a quarter billion dollars in federally funded grants to charter schools, charter management organizations, and charter development agencies, charter skeptics cast a suspicious eye...
by Jeff Bryant | Sep 28, 2017 | Blog
This week's 60th anniversary of the day nine African American students braved violent backlash and racist insults from whites in Little Rock, Arkansas to integrate Central High School, is prompting a wave of articles on the struggle for racial justice in American...
by Jeff Bryant | Sep 15, 2017 | Blog
This year, there's a certain type of “back-to-school” news story you’re bound to see in local newspapers. The stories typically start with: “[Student A] goes to school in her pajamas, and [student B] often does her lessons with a pet dog or cat on her lap.” Instead of...
by Jeff Bryant | Sep 15, 2017 | Blog
While the vast majority of American parents are addressing Back to School season by buying supplies, readying their children, and joining with other families in preparing for a hopefully successful new year, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is traveling...
