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What Do Masks, Library Books, Critical Race Theory, and Transgender Rights Have in Common?
“The culture war attacks on public schools are just one more front in the war on our neighborhood public schools.
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Bloomberg Launches $750 Million Fund to Grow Charter Schools Amid ‘Broken’ K-12 System
“Michael Bloomberg has always liked charter schools. That is who he is,” Burris said.
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Bloomberg, Who Championed School Choice as NYC Mayor, Announces $750M Effort to Grow Charter Sector in 20 U.S. Cities
“I am deeply disappointed that Mr. Bloomberg would take the tragedy of COVID and use it as an excuse to undermine public schools.”
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POINT: Put students before profits
Carol Burris & Nina Rees wrote point/counterpoint pieces on whether charters run for profit should receive federal funds. Read Carol's here.
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Despite mediocre records, for-profit online charter schools are selling parents on staying virtual
Carol Burris is quoted and NPE's 'Chartered for Profit' report is referenced in this Hechinger Report piece.
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Charter schools are publicly funded — but there’s big money in selling them
In Carol's latest for the Answer Sheet she reveals the shocking details of the sale of 69 campuses of a national for-profit charter chain.
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Elites Profit From “Nonprofit” Charter Schools: An Interview with Carol Burris
Carol was interviewed by Jacobin about the House Appropriations Committee blocking charters run for profit from receiving federal funds.
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Why Are Federal Funds Flowing to “White Flight” Privatized Charter Schools and Contributing to the Re-segregation of Education?
Jeff Bryant writes about CSP subgrant funds that went to charters in affluent, majority-white suburbs that seceded Charlotte-Mecklenburg.
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Is the Charter Schools Program financing white-flight academies?
NPE's latest investigation of the Charter Schools Program (CSP) does a deep dive into the North Carolina charters that received subgrants.