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1 week agoActivists Who Want to Dismantle Public Schools Now Run the Education Department
Even as McMahon has shrunk the Department of Education, she's operated in what she calls "a parallel universe" to radically shift how children will learn for years to come. The department's actions and policies reflect a disdain for public schools and a desire to dismantle that system in favor of a range of other options - private, Christian and virtual schools or homeschooling.
Education
Education
fromwww.sandiegouniontribune.com
2 weeks agoThis isn't right': California teachers question priorities, track record of Learn4Life charter schools
Learn4Life, a large California charter network serving vulnerable students, faces staff criticism for an educational model critics say provides insufficient support and structure.
Real estate
fromAustin Monitor
3 weeks agoPlanning Commission OKs upzoning of Rosewood Elementary site - Austin Monitor
Planning Commission recommended rezoning the former Rosewood Elementary site to commercial services-mixed use, advancing potential redevelopment amid neighborhood concerns and calls to preserve the school.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month agoTrump administration calls minority grant funding racially discriminatory, redirects money to charter schools
The Trump administration announced Monday it would redirect funding for minority-serving institutions into U.S. charter schools to support school choice. The Department of Education said following the release of the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress scores last week, which showed dismal educational outcomes across the nation, the department is shifting funding to advance President Trump's priorities. RELATED: Los Angeles schools are taking measures to protect students from ICE raids. Why hasn't the Bay Area followed suit?
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago20 years ago, New Orleans fired its teachers. It's been rebuilding ever since
Even when she was a little kid growing up in New Orleans, Stacey Gilbert knew she wanted to be a special education teacher. She remembers her reaction to the 1962 film The Miracle Worker, about Helen Keller, and watching other movies about children with special needs. In 2005, when Hurricane Katrina hit her hometown, Gilbert had been teaching in the city's public schools for almost two decades.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month agoA 'college for all' push thrived in New Orleans after Katrina. It wasn't for everyone
All through middle and high school in New Orleans, Geraldlynn Stewart heard the message every day: College was the key to a successful future. It was there on the banners that coated the doors and hallways, advertising far-flung schools, like Princeton University and Grinnell College. And she could hear it in the chants students recited over and over again. This is the way! We start the day! We get the knowledge to go to college!
Higher education
Left-wing politics
fromThe Mercury News
1 month agoLetters: Congress must stop Trump's attacks on public education
The Trump administration proposes $12 billion public education cuts, diverting funds toward private and charter schools and threatening neighborhood schools and essential student programs.
#education
NYC politics
fromNew York Post
5 months agoCuomo's education plan filled with goodies for powerful teachers' union - as he tones down support of charter schools
Cuomo's education plan favors union-supported policies while minimizing support for charter schools, showing a strategic shift in his political approach.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
5 months agoHe's a Foe of D.E.I. in Schools but Not a Fan of Trump's Crusade
Steven F. Wilson's vision for quality education faced cancellation due to his critique of contemporary educational trends, highlighting tensions between academic rigor and antiracist ideologies.
Silicon Valley real estate
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months agoSky-high housing prices spur San Jose charter school default
California's housing market is significantly impacting local charter schools' ability to attract and retain students.
High home prices in San Jose are making the cost of living unaffordable for families.
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philosophy
fromThe Conversation
4 months agoSplit Supreme Court blocks Oklahoma's Catholic charter school but future cases could hinge on whether charters are, at their core, public or private
The Supreme Court blocked Oklahoma's first religious charter school, raising critical questions on public funding for faith-based education.
Future rulings could define the rights of students and teachers in charter schools.
SF parents
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 months agoCalifornia lawmakers are trying once more to pass sweeping changes to charter school oversight. Here's what they want.
California lawmakers propose Bill AB 84 to reform charter school oversight, encountering significant opposition and concerns about financial impacts on non-traditional educational models.
philosophy
fromThe Conversation
5 months agoIs a faith-based charter school a threat to religious freedom, or a necessity to uphold it? The weighty decision lies with the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is deliberating on Oklahoma's first faith-based charter school, balancing First Amendment rights and public funding implications.
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