Author Archives for Marla Kilfoyle

The $27.1 million clash between education reform and public school advocates

November 29, 2023 4:54 pm Published by Comments Off on The $27.1 million clash between education reform and public school advocates

Carol Burris, the executive director of the Network for Public Education Foundation, said public education advocates have a larger and more established base, but with each passing year they’re being outspent by well-funded charter school groups.


Education unions, universities launch fight for freedoms campaign

November 29, 2023 4:50 pm Published by Comments Off on Education unions, universities launch fight for freedoms campaign

In a joint statement at the annual Network for Public Education conference in D.C., the NEA and the AFT–which together have more than four million members–the American Association of University Professors, the network itself, and the American Association of Colleges and Universities all blasted the right-wing assault on teachers, schools and students.


Grassroots Education Network- November 2023 Newsletter

November 29, 2023 4:36 pm Published by Comments Off on Grassroots Education Network- November 2023 Newsletter

The NPE Grassroots Education Network is a nationwide network of over 195 grassroots organizations that have joined together to preserve, promote, improve, and strengthen our public schools.


Grassroots Education Network- October 2023 Newsletter

November 6, 2023 12:05 pm Published by Comments Off on Grassroots Education Network- October 2023 Newsletter

The NPE Grassroots Education Network is a nationwide network of over 195 grassroots organizations that have joined together to preserve, promote, improve, and strengthen our public schools.


Weekly Education

November 2, 2023 12:10 pm Published by Comments Off on Weekly Education

The nation’s two largest teachers unions, the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association, and the Network for Public Education, American Association of University Professors and the Association of American Colleges and Universities signed on to a “Freedom to Learn” pledge at the Network for Public Education conference in D.C. on Sunday.


Grassroots Education Network- September 2023 Newsletter

September 30, 2023 11:22 am Published by Comments Off on Grassroots Education Network- September 2023 Newsletter

The NPE Grassroots Education Network is a nationwide network of over 195 grassroots organizations that have joined together to preserve, promote, improve, and strengthen our public schools.


Advocates Representing Over 4 Million Educators, 1,000 Higher Education Institutions Fight Back Against Attacks on Freedoms

September 30, 2023 10:38 am Published by Comments Off on Advocates Representing Over 4 Million Educators, 1,000 Higher Education Institutions Fight Back Against Attacks on Freedoms

This past weekend, representatives from Texas AFT and the Houston Federation of Teachers (HFT) attended the 10th-annual Network for Public Education conference in Washington, D.C. The conference was primarily focused on the privatization attacks against public schools, particularly the attempts to implement private school vouchers in other states. 


‘Schools Have Always Been the Site of Struggle’

September 30, 2023 10:30 am Published by Comments Off on ‘Schools Have Always Been the Site of Struggle’

The September 1, 2023, episode of CounterSpin was an archival show, featuring interviews with Alfie Kohn, Diane Ravitch and Kevin Kumashiro on education and media.