Education
Trump Won't Solve The Student Debt Crisis. He's Part of the Problem
Of all of the presidential candidates, none are in a better position to understand the role for-profit colleges play in driving student debt upward than Donald Trump.
Court Ruling That Charter Schools Aren’t 'Public' Is No Surprise
Operating under the mask of being purely ‘public,’ charter schools haven’t faced the scrutiny they warrant. Now, the Washington state Supreme Court ruling has stripped the mask away.
Teachers Work For Free In A School District Bled By Charter Schools
As schools across Pennsylvania open their doors for the new school year, there’s one district in the state where teachers will be hard at work even though they’re not likely to get paid.
Common Core “Results” Aren’t Actually Test Scores
In the near future we can expect a flood of stories about "scores" on the Common Core tests. But these will be wildly misleading because the numbers that will be released are not actually test "scores."
Jonathan Kozol Explains What's Wrong With Health Care And Education
When his father had Alzheimer’s, Jonathan Kozol learned how bleak gerontological care can be and found that at the heart of its dysfunction is a way of thinking that parallels what's wrong with education policy.
People Don't Like Current Education Policies, So Why Do Policy Leaders?
The big annual poll on how Americans view public schools and education policy is out, and people who are eager to don the mantle of “education reform” might want to rethink their wardrobe
Right On Banks, Wrong On Schools
Congressman Mark Takano explains why even progressive Democrats fall for phony education reform. "if you liken education to bean counting, that’s not going to work."
Summer Spells Hunger for Kids in Small American Towns
Only one in seven children who get help with food at school continue to get the food they need from summer programs. Many programs in low-income communities don’t qualify for summer meals under the current rules.
Don't Let John Kasich Anywhere Near The U.S. Department Of Education
State governors can't always shape economic policy. But they own education policy lock, stock and barrel. The effect John Kasich has had on public education policy as governor of Ohio is especially atrocious.
The Big Jeb Bush Charter School Lie
As the ranks of Florida charter schools have swollen, the pathway out of poverty these schools were supposed to provide now looks more like a detour to exploitation and profit-making.
