Accountability… Philadelphia mom, daughter receive school choice scholarship at Trump's State of the Union 5 Feb 2020 Gov. Wolf has opposed expanding Pennsylvania's program in favor of adequately funding Pennsylvania's public school systems BY MICHAEL TANENBAUM2-5-20 SOURCE/THE WHITE HOUSE Stephanie and Janiyah Davis, a mother and daughter from…
Accountability… In State of the Union, Trump makes clear his aversion to public schools 5 Feb 2020 By Valerie Strauss Feb. 4, 2020 If for some reason you haven’t been clear about what President Trump thinks about traditional public schools, consider what he said about them in his…
Accountability… All D.C. students deserve high-performing schools 31 Jan 2020 By Anthony A. Williams Jan. 31, 2020 Anthony A. Williams, a Democrat, was D.C. mayor from 1999 to 2007 and is chief executive of the Federal City Council. Public school choice…
Advocacy… ‘We are not anti-public school people, but we are pro-choice,’ supporters say at annual rally 31 Jan 2020 BY KAYLEIGH SKINNER | JANUARY 28, 2020 Students at Mississippi “School Choice Day” on Jan. 28, 2020. The Mississippi State Capitol was awash with bright yellow scarves Tuesday as hundreds of…
Accountability… Half of Indiana’s school districts close, thousands of teachers demand better pay on Red for Ed Action Day 21 Nov 2019 Red for Ed Action Day INDIANAPOLIS – More than 15,000 people were expected to flood downtown Indianapolis on Tuesday for what could be the largest Indiana Statehouse rally in more than 20…
Accountability… Annual Report Highlights Persistent Gaps And Success Stories In Pittsburgh Public Schools 12 Nov 2019 By SARAH SCHNEIDER 11-12-19 Morrison Young, left, a City Charter High School student reflects on a report on learning outcomes in Pittsburgh public schools. SARAH SCHNEIDER / 90.5 WESA Academic achievement gaps are…
Accountability… Detroit Students Fight for the Right to Literacy 12 Nov 2019 By Kristiana Bolzman November 12, 2019 A 2016 lawsuit re-emerged last month that, if successful, could be the first to codify a fundamental right to literacy. But proponents ignore the possibility that competition…
Accountability… Gov. Cooper vetoes 4 bills impacting teacher raises, corporate tax cuts 8 Nov 2019 November 8, 2019 RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday morning announced he had vetoed four bills impacting educator raises and corporate tax cuts in North Carolina. Surrounded…
Accountability… ANALYSIS: Teachers Are Changing American Politics In Kentucky And Elsewhere 8 Nov 2019 By Perry Bacon Jr. November 8, 2019 Teachers are changing American politics. We can’t quantify exactly how much of a role teachers and their opposition to Matt Bevin played in Andy Beshear’s victory…
Accountability… Michigan districts with biggest losses to school choice in 2018-19 8 Nov 2019 By Julie Mack Second grade teachers greet their new students during the first day of school on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019 at Doyle-Ryder Elementary School in Flint, as Flint Community Schools…
