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Diane Ravitch Speaks at the Los Angeles Teachers Strike
Watch this short clip of NPE President Diane Ravitch speaking at a rally of Los Angeles teachers on day three of the strike.
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Group tied to charter school backers spent thousands in Va. school board election
It’s part of a pattern, Burris said, of wealthy donors who support charter schools infusing campaign cash into school board races.
A tremendous sea change comes to New York
Grassroots resistance and an unprecedented level of organizing in NY unseated candidates funded by Wall Street billionaires and corporate CEOs.
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California Gov. Brown signs bill banning for-profit charter schools. But will it really do that?
Whether charter are for-profit or nonprofit, there will still be ample opportunity for profiteers to take advantage of the public treasure and trust.
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The real story of New Orleans and its charter schools
Scholar Bruce Baker explains why the New Orleans "miracle" is not quite what the market-based reformers make it seem.
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The real story of New Orleans and its charter schools
In this Washington Post Answer Sheet piece NPE Executive Director Carol Burris looks at the real story behind New Orleans school reforms.
There is a movement to privatize public education in America. Here’s how far it has gotten.
Read Valerie Strauss' analysis of NPE's Grading the States, a A Report Card on our Nation’s Commitment to Public Schools.
Jitu Brown: The Children We Choose Not To Educate
WATCH as Jitu Brown explains how and why so many children of color have been failed and read the groundbreaking report by Journey for Justice.
Charter Schools Are Reshaping America’s Education System for the Worse
The Nation takes a critical look at NPE's investigation of California's charter sector, Charters and Consequences, An Investigative Report.