There’s a coordinated attempt afoot to dismantle America’s system of public education, and Michigan Republicans, for the past several years, have been at the forefront, passing laws to weaken our traditional, neighborhood public schools, while, at the same time, clearing the way for unaccountable for-profit charter schools to move in. While I don’t hold out […]
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Is the charter school industry paying off Michigan politicians to avoid oversight?
Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged ALEC, Arne Duncan, Bill Moyers, Casandra Ulbrich, charter schools, corporate money, Detroit Public Schools, Dick and Betsy DeVos Foundation, Dick DeVos, dismantling of public education, education reform, Florida, for-profit charter schools, GLEP, Great Lakes Education Project, hedge funds, John Engler, Michigan Board of Education, Michigan Campaign Finance Network, money in politics, Netflix, no child left behind, oversight, privatization, public education, Reed Hastings, schools of choice, teachers union, threats to Democracy 58 Comments
Charter schools are putting both our children and our democracy at risk, says former Assistant Secretary of Education Diane Ravitch
A few days ago, education historian Diane Ravitch, a former Assistant Secretary of Education under the first President Bush, was interviewed by Bill Moyers on the subject of school privatization. In the interview, Ravitch, who was once a staunch supporter of No Child Left Behind, talks of her ongoing research into the $500 billion K-12 […]
Posted in Detroit, Education, Michigan, Uncategorized Also tagged ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, Arne Duncan, Bill Moyers, charter schools, Democrats for Education Reform, dismantling of public education, EAA, education reform, for-profit charter schools, hedge funds, no child left behind, privatization, public education, Race to the Top, Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools, threats to public education, virtual charters 12 Comments