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Top Five Republican Nightmare Fantasies About Public Schools
Republicans are fighting against a version of public education that does not exist.
Critical race theory, pornographic school books, and other…
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The Racist Origins of Standardized Testing Still Matter
Would you walk across a bridge that was designed to break?
Of course you wouldn’t.
But what if someone told you the bridge had been…
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When Good Students Get Bad Standardized Test Scores
Ameer is a good student.
He takes notes in class, does all his homework and participates in discussions.
He writes insightful essays and…
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An Open Letter to Josh Shapiro Asking Him to Reject School Vouchers
Dear Josh Shapiro,
Are you for public education or not?
I only ask because as the Democratic candidate for Governor in…
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Why Even the Best Charter Schools are Fundamentally Inequitable
Not MY charter school!
That’s the usual reaction from charter school fans to any criticism of the industry.
I say many of these institutions lack…
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With the Death of Queen Elizabeth II, the US Should End Its Biggest Colonial Enterprise – Charter…
In the United States, colonialism isn’t just something we do to other people – we do it to our own citizens.
A prime example of this is the charter…
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Classroom Grades Show Learning Better than Standardized Test Scores
“Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.”
–William Bruce Cameron
This summer my family suffered…
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The MAP Test – Selling Schools Unnecessary Junk at Student Expense
School districts are easy targets for grifters.
Corporations everywhere are trying to sell them unnecessary junk and pocket wads of taxpayer cash.…
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What my PA Public School Classroom Would Look Like under Gov. Doug Mastriano
Just one teacher. And 33 kids.
That’s what my classroom would look like if Pennsylvanians vote for Doug Mastriano as our next governor.…
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Great Replacement Theory and School Choice
What do QAnon conspiracy theorists and school privatization promoters have in common?
Answer: ideology.
The two groups do everything they…
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