Education
Political Parties Present Clear Choices For Education In 2016 – So Far
So far, one party is doubling down on continuing failed accountability policies, while the other party calls for an investment agenda to relieve years of grueling austerity and ineffective policy branded as "reform."
Calls Mount For A National Moratorium On Charter Schools
Government officials for years have pledged to make public education more accountable. Yet that accountability didn't seem to apply to charter schools. A coalition of organizations now says this has to stop.
Robert Reich Joins the Call for Debt-Free College
In an interview with Capital & Main, Reich calls for moving to a system of free higher education. And he, along with the National Opportunity to Learn Campaign, offers common-sense ways to make that possible.
Data Smokescreen Covers Up Real Problems in Public Education
The testing/data mania in education is not only failing to measure how well schools are serving their students, it is acting as a smokescreen that covers up the real problems in public education.
Education Policy Descends Into A Sad Proxy Battle
As the policy battle over mandatory testing is waged across the nation, new evidence of a real civil rights concern is being completely ignored by federal leaders and the policy elite in Washington.
Congress Gets 400,000 Signatures Demanding Debt-Free College
Those who signed in support of a debt-free college resolution “urge Hillary Clinton and all Democrats to make big ideas like debt-free college central to their 2016 campaigns.”
Some Corinthian Students Feel 'Betrayed' By Debt-Forgiveness Offer
The Department of Education announcement of debt relief for students left hanging by bankrupt for-profit college comes with bureaucratic hoops that blunts the impact of what would otherwise be a victory.
Low-Income School Districts Need More, But Many Are Starved Instead
Fairness in school funding is "the sleeper civil rights issue of our time." But it's clear from a new report by the Education Law Center that this issue comes with a loud alarm.
School Cafeteria Firing Begs the Question: Why Charge For School Lunch?
School cafeteria worker Della Curry was recently fired in Aurora, Colo. for giving a lunch to a child whose parents fell behind on their school lunch bill. Here's why that should never happen.
Dumb Arguments About The Common Core Distract From What Matters Most
Democrats tend to immediately assert their support for Common Core education standards out of concerns for equity. But Common Core distracts from really doing something about equity.
