by Jeff Bryant | Sep 26, 2016 | Blog, Education
During tonight's much anticipated debate between presidential candidates Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump, education may not get much attention, but outside the debate hall, throngs of public education advocates will urge the contestants to address what they see as a...
by Jeff Bryant | Sep 22, 2016 | Blog, Education
A new report is making big headlines for showing that public schools across the nation are experiencing severe problems with teacher shortages that are apt to develop into a “crisis” if left unaddressed. The report from an education think tank called the Learning...
by Jeff Bryant | Sep 15, 2016 | Blog, Education
Presidential candidate Donald Trump likely just handed the charter school industry the worst sort of favor. In unveiling his education plan, the Republican candidate proposed a $20 billion federal block grant to allow states to give vouchers to low-income students to...
by Jeff Bryant | Sep 12, 2016 | Blog
As parents, students and teachers celebrate the start of a new school year, many communities across the country are facing the pain of having their schools permanently closed. Politicians and policy leaders—Democrats and Republicans alike—support dealing with schools...
by Jeff Bryant | Sep 8, 2016 | Blog, Education
As parents and students reenter public schools for a new year, they're hearing a lot about "school choice." Having "choice," they're told, lets parents send their kids to schools other than their assigned neighborhood school, such as a charter school, a magnet school,...
