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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.
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Low scores for Arkansas on commitment to public schools
The Arkansas Times investigates Arkansas's rankings in NPE's Grading the States, A Report Card on our Nation's Public Schools.
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Arizona Earns an F:
David Safier writes for Arizona Weekly about NPE's Grading the States, A Report Card on our Nation’s Commitment to Public Schools.
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.
Column: Detroit needs a new model of education
The Detroit News invited NPE President Diane Ravitch to write a plan to revive education in Detroit. Here is her proposal.