This opinion piece in the Sacramento Bee was also highlighted in Diane Ravitch’s blog:
For-profit charter schools are ripping off taxpayers | The Sacramento Bee
Category: Education News
More on the aftermath of the LAUSD election
Diane Ravitch has posted a statement from a losing candidate’s chief of staff. The article and discussion that follows it are interesting additions to the charter schools debate.
LA School Board now has a majority in favor of charter schools
This was apparently the most expensive school board district election in U.S. history.
Just like in our Measure Y election, according to Diane Ravitch below turnout was poor…
Thus begins a big new experiment in the privatization of public education. Will it be more successful than Detroit?!?
The Danger of Universal pre-K??
Is play being banished from the lives of 3 year-olds?
Is Google peddling intellectual crack???
The idea that one need not learn what can be looked up on Google (or Siri, etc.) can cause irreparable harm to children.
A New Year – but will it be “Happy?”
Catching up on important local school news, the college admission race, and Betsy DeVos.
Three Noteworthy Articles
Important articles on burnout, school choice/privatization, and the outlook for California school budgets.
Charter School Advocates Make Election Gains in California
This is a concerning trend going on in California. Big money behind charter schools is gaining political influence after our recent election:
Flood of Spending by Charter Advocates…
Educational Reform Assumptions Challenged
The Huffington Post has an article challenging conventional educational reformer wisdom about causes of the achievement gap.
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