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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.
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The movement to privatize public schools marches on during coronavirus pandemic
Reads Carol's latest for the Answer Sheet about the real reasons behind the school privatization push in state houses across the country.
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Former lobbyist details how privatizers are trying to end public education
Don't miss Carol's interview of Charles Siler, a former Goldwater Institute lobbyist who now fights against the privatization of public ed.
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How big a mess is Pennsylvania’s charter school sector? This big.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf horrified the charter school lobby with eight words — “the privatization of education in our public schools.”
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Diane Ravitch Joins Nick Hanauer’s Podcast, Pitchfork Economics
Listen as Diane speaks with Nick Hanauer, a billionaire who financed the privatization of public education but now believes we must fix inequality first.
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The many ways one powerful nonprofit organization and its leader help charter schools
Has the charter movement, amply funded by the federal government, become a web of interconnected vested interests for whom real estate is the central focus?
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Florida’s charter-school sector is a real mess
One of the primary reasons for the explosive growth and failure of Florida charter schools is that nearly half are run by for-profit CMOs.