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Teachers, parents and principals tell their stories about remote learning
In this post, by Carol Burris, teachers, parents and principals tell their stories about how they are coping with the covid-19 crisis.
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Leading public education advocates write open letter to Joe Biden: Your ‘statements encourage us’
Make sure to read the open letter Diane Ravitch and Carol Burris wrote to Joe Biden in Valerie Strauss' Answer Sheet
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Charter Schools Eye Coronavirus Relief Aimed at Small Businesses
In this EdWeek article Carol Burris comments on charter schools applying for federal tax dollars set aside for small businesses hard hit by the coronavirus.
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Diane Ravitch Discusses The Stark Inequities Around School Closures
You'll want to listen to this discussion about school closures on KALW with NPE President Diane Ravitch.
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Betsy DeVos’s problem with numbers
Rep Pocan grilled DeVos about NPE's 2019 Asleep at the Wheel reports. DeVos said they had been “debunked,” which Pocan noted was not true.
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The Education Reform Movement Has Failed America. We Need Common Sense Solutions That Work.
Don't miss NPE President Diane Ravitch's latest piece for Time magazine.
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The 2020 Education Power 100
Find out where NPE Executive Director Carol Burris, NPE Board President Diane Ravitch, and NPE Board Member Leonie Haimson placed.
No ‘public school’ left behind: Diane Ravitch confronts school privatization
Listen to this KUOW/NPR event with Jesse Hagopian and Diane Ravitch at Town Hall Seattle.
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Why charter school leaders are furious at Trump and Betsy DeVos
Find out why the proposed Dept. of Education budget puts charter critics in the position of agreeing with Trump and DeVos on at least one thing.