by Jeff Bryant | May 11, 2017 | Blog
Another week, another round of evidence that providing parents with more "school choice," especially the kind that lets them opt out of public schools, is not a very effective vehicle for ensuring students improve academically or that taxpayer dollars are spent more...
by Jeff Bryant | May 4, 2017 | Blog
President Donald Trump's adamant promotion of "school choice," and his selection of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, put Democratic advocates for charter schools in a bind. Some Dems are now scrambling to keep the well-polished luster of the charter school brand...
by Jeff Bryant | May 1, 2017 | Blog
Nearly every cause at the center of the progressive movement has its roots, at least in part, at the schoolhouse door. That's at least part of the message behind the "Build Schools, Not Walls" campaign that kicked off this week in unison with the massive May 1st...
by Jeff Bryant | Apr 28, 2017 | Blog
If you're worried about the negative impact U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos will have on K-12 public schools, you should also pay attention to what she's doing to higher education. Fortunately, people who have the most at stake – students who aspire...
by Jeff Bryant | Apr 20, 2017 | Blog
It was just an Easter holiday party. But it seemed like an occasion that could give the Trump White House an easy opportunity to show racial inclusiveness. But as the Daily News reports, when the White House staged its first annual Easter Egg Roll, it forgot to invite...
