This Is What Happens When You Criticize Teach for America This Is What Happens When You Criticize Teach for America
An internal memo reveals how TFA’s obsessive PR game covers up its lack of results in order to justify greater expansion.
Oct 29, 2014 / George Joseph
The Tough Lessons of the 1968 Teacher Strikes The Tough Lessons of the 1968 Teacher Strikes
To building a lasting peace between teachers unions and communities of color, we can’t forget their most painful battle of all.
Sep 24, 2014 / Dana Goldstein
How to Destroy a Public-School System How to Destroy a Public-School System
In Philadelphia, education reformers got everything they wanted. Look where the city’s schools are now.
Sep 24, 2014 / Daniel Denvir
What Happens When Your Teacher Is a Video Game? What Happens When Your Teacher Is a Video Game?
Education reformers want to use technology in the classroom—for almost everything.
Sep 24, 2014 / Gordon Lafer
Teachers Are Losing Their Jobs, but Teach for America’s Expanding. What’s Wrong With That? Teachers Are Losing Their Jobs, but Teach for America’s Expanding. What’s Wrong With That?
Even the organization’s own recruits are uncomfortable with its explosive growth.
Apr 15, 2014 / Feature / Alexandra Hootnick
Why Are Black Students Facing Corporal Punishment in Public Schools? Why Are Black Students Facing Corporal Punishment in Public Schools?
A growing controversy over use of the “paddle” to discipline children has a painful racial subtext.
Apr 8, 2014 / Feature / Sarah Carr
Tested Tested
Diane Ravitch’s latest call-to-arms against the privatization of public schools.
Jan 29, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Joseph Featherstone
Shocking Rahm’s Shock Doctrine Shocking Rahm’s Shock Doctrine
Mayor Emanuel’s flash school-closing announcement is meeting civil disobeidence from Chicago teachers—who are having no trouble poking gaping holes in every one of the city’s argum...
Mar 29, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein