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Breaking the Public Schools

Jennifer C. Berkshire The American Prospect
Red states are enacting universal education vouchers, threatening budget calamity and potentially degrading student achievement.

The Troubling Trend of State Takeovers of Public Schools

Georgia Jensen Inequality.org
Educational inequality is a major issue, and change is necessary. But a takeover is not the answer. Too often, it is an instrument of conservative politicians wielded against local communities who find their voices shut out.

Tidbits – Sept. 5 – Reader Comments: 2024 Elections – Public Schools, Action on Corporate Power, High Prices, Inflation; Israel-Gaza: A Way out of This Mess – Please Take It; Learning About Unions, Public Employees Pay Gap; Remembering Paul Mishler;

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Reader Comments: 2024 Elections - Public Schools, Action on Corporate Power, High Prices, Inflation; Israel-Gaza: There Is a Way Out of This Mess - Please Take It; Labor Day, Learning About Unions, Public Employees Pay Gap; Remembering Paul Mishler;

The Harris-Walz Vision for Public Schools

Jennifer C. Berkshire The Nation
Their agenda breaks with decades of Democratic thinking about education. The Harris-­Walz education agenda is often inseparable from the campaign’s economic priorities. Both are part of what the candidates describe as a pro-family platform.

How Portland Teachers Led the Longest K–12 Strike in Decades

Melissa Blount and Matt Reed; Illustrator: Joe Brusky Rethinking Schools
The seeds of our strike were sown 10 years ago. In the 2013–2014 school year, school district leaders demanded more than 75 concessions, including bigger class sizes, fewer workload protections, and cuts to healthcare benefits.

Friday Nite Videos | July 7, 2023

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SCOTUS Axed Student Debt Relief. What Happens Next? Anthem | Trailer. Lakota Nation vs. United States | Movie. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Torches Clarence Thomas Over Affirmative Action | Roland Martin. Why Are Schools Still Segregated?
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