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April 3, 2015
Chicago’s Chuy Garcia Has a Vision: Progressive Mayors Fighting for Public Education
A supporter of public schools and teachers pushes Democrats to get on the side of the future.
John Nichols
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March 13, 2015
Why Governor Cuomo’s Education Proposals Are As Bad for Students As They Are for Teachers
Governor Cuomo’s public school agenda puts both students and teachers in jeopardy.
Leah Brunski
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February 18, 2015
Why Is Andrew Cuomo Pushing an Education ‘Cure’ That’s Worse Than the Disease?
The governor’s emphasis on high-stakes testing is unhealthy for students.
Howard Martin Katzoff
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October 29, 2014
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.
George Joseph
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September 24, 2014
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.
Dana Goldstein
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September 24, 2014
How to Destroy a Public-School System
In Philadelphia, education reformers got everything they wanted. Look where the city’s schools are now.
Daniel Denvir
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September 24, 2014
What Happens When Your Teacher Is a Video Game?
Education reformers want to use technology in the classroom—for almost everything.
Gordon Lafer
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April 15, 2014
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.
Alexandra Hootnick
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April 8, 2014
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.
Sarah Carr
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January 29, 2014
Tested
Diane Ravitch’s latest call-to-arms against the privatization of public schools.
Joseph Featherstone