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The scramble for hegemony

“The day of peace is dawning” — Eugene V. Debs

It was almost impossible for the average observer to keep track of the array of changes across colleges and universities, K-12 schools, early education and education research. This is a look at how the education world was transformed.

Under the guise of championing “school choice,” the new school voucher program will likely divert millions in taxpayer dollars to private equity firms.

What socialism really means is public services for the public good. Using government to socialize the things that can help everyone, rather than allowing the private market to run everything in a way that preys on the public for private gain.

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The ADL is project to conflate criticism of Israel with antisemitism, is also a leader in promoting anti-BDS policies, has also taken a leadership role in the attack on ethnic studies in California.

Whether it is purging half of the staff at the U.S. Department of Education or telling teachers to stop teaching the hard parts of our history, the Trump administration is trying to unravel public education.

The Supreme Court is poised to open the floodgates to mandatory taxpayer support for religious education across the country, striking down restrictions on religious charter schools. The right-wing justices seem unconcerned about the consequences.

The message from Wisconsin to other states considering so-called voucher or private school “choice” programs: Beware. Well-funded right-wing forces have their eyes on dismantling our public schools.