by Jeff Bryant | Mar 17, 2016 | Blog, Education
When Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders fielded a question about charter schools at a Democratic Party presidential primary town hall recently, his answer left a lot of folks scratching their heads. Specifically, when an audience member asked, "Are charter schools a viable...
by Jeff Bryant | Mar 16, 2016 | Blog, Education
Walmart's recent decision to close 269 stores was a blip on the national media radar, but it was big news in small towns and suburban neighborhoods across America. “Now we have to figure out how to do our shopping," a Walmart customer in Baldwin Hills,...
by Jeff Bryant | Mar 15, 2016 | Blog, Education
Folks are disgusted with Donald Trump's "University" that lured students – "with tantalizing promises of riches," according to the New York Times – into taking on huge amounts of debt to earn real estate degrees that were "basically worthless," according to an...
by Jeff Bryant | Mar 10, 2016 | Blog, Education
Numerous observers have noticed K-12 education has finally gotten some meaningful attention in the presidential primary debate – at least in the Democratic Party. The subject had been virtually a no-show in the contest until the Democratic presidential debate in...
by Jeff Bryant | Mar 7, 2016 | Blog, Education
In 2013, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan tried to minimize the movement against standardized testing, saying it was confined to “white suburban moms.” Numerous state education officials across the country erected roadblocks to anyone trying to boycott the...
by Jeff Bryant | Feb 26, 2016 | Blog, Education
Anyone who feels that America’s public schools need a better conversation about education policy should have been in a room in the basement of the nation’s capitol earlier this week. The occasion that brought people together on an early, rain-soaked morning was a...
