WATCH: Diane Ravitch in Conversation with Derek Black
September 14, 2020 4:18 pm Leave your thoughtsJoin Diane and Derek Black as they discuss his new book, Schoolhouse Burning: Public Education and the Assault on American Democracy.
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Vermont Grassroots Education Network
September 8, 2020 6:53 pm Leave your thoughtsLearn more about the Grassroots Education Network in Vermont.
WATCH: Diane Ravitch in Conversation with Steve Suitts
September 2, 2020 9:52 pm Leave your thoughtsJoin Diane and Steve Suitts for a discussion of his book, Overturning Brown: The Segregationist Legacy of the Modern School Choice Movement
Broken Promises: An Analysis of Charter School Closures From 1999 – 2017
August 6, 2020 3:00 am 1 CommentThe charter sector has a systemic failure problem. Our analysis documents just how serious that problem is.
Closed Charter Schools, United States (1999–2017)
July 31, 2020 3:50 pm Leave your thoughtsThis animated map shows charter closures distributed across 44 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, between 1999–2017.
Charter Schools Take Between $1-2 Billion In PPP Covid Funds. ACT NOW.
July 29, 2020 6:06 pm Leave your thoughtsTell Congress to make sure these loans are immediately paid back. Employees of our small businesses desperately need the money.
NPE’s Position Statement on School Reopening
July 9, 2020 9:34 pm Leave your thoughtsNPE opposes the Trump Administration's dangerous and reckless proposal to reopen schools without regard to safety or resources.
Diane Ravitch in Conversation with Andre Perry
July 1, 2020 6:45 pm Leave your thoughtsWatch Diane and Brookings Institute fellow and Hechinger Report columnist, Andre Perry discuss Andre's new book, Know Your Price.
Charter Schools, Some With Billionaire Benefactors, Tap Coronavirus Relief
June 15, 2020 6:59 pm Leave your thoughtsThe New York Times picked up a story we've been tracking - PPP loans, meant to help small businesses survive, going to publicly funded charter schools.