NPE Mourns the Loss of Jeannie Oakes, a Warrior for Equitable Schools
Jeannie never fell for the fashionable neo-liberal reforms. She opposed high-stakes testing. She fought for community schools. Over coffee, she once told NPE Executive Director Carol Burris, “Of course, privatizing public education is about making a profit. It's not about children. That is what capitalism does—it constantly seeks new markets.”
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How a Florida principal with a controversial history became a SC charter school kingpin
NPE Executive Director Carol Burris provides feedback to Flynn and Turcotte in this article.
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Charter schools: On thin ice, but alive
Krauth noted in her article that NPE has vowed to "take legal action" if HB9 becomes law.