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What do you think? Are charter schools public schools or small businesses?
Our latest newsletter asks the question, "Are charter schools public schools or small businesses?" and we invite you to the next "Conversation with Diane."
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Tell Congress: Stop DeVos from using emergency funding to advance her privatization agenda
TAKE ACTION: Stop Betsy DeVos from taking $180 million in federal coronavirus relief funds for voucher-like grants and private virtual, online education.
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Emergency Remote Learning Survey Results
See the results of our Emergency Remote Learning survey and read Carol's post about the results in the Washington Post blog, the Answer Sheet.
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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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Resources for Parents and Teachers
A page of education resources for parents and teachers as we all work together to educate our children during the COVID-19 virus.
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Public Schools: Supporting America’s Children in a Time of Crisis
Public schools are supporting students in countless ways, including feeding the nation's most vulnerable children. Read those inspiring stories here.
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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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Minnesota Grassroots Education Network
Learn more about the Grassroots Organizations working in Minnesota