StudentsFirst Launches Astroturf Group to Write Blogs and Be Trolls on Social...
AlterNet reports that StudentsFirst has found a new project. It is seeking people willing to flood social media with anti-union, anti-public school, “reform” views. The new group is called “The Truth...
View ArticleIs It Really “All About the Kids?”
This teacher blogger says that the worst line invented by the reformers‘ PR team is “It’s all about the kids,” which seems to imply that teachers don’t care about their students. Right up there among...
View ArticleNew York Times: How Privatizers In NY Reversed the Results of Last Election
The New York Times has a fascinating article today about how a handful of very wealthy people invested in Andrew Cuomo and the Republican majority in the State Senate to gain control of public schools...
View ArticleAlabama: Why Is StudentsFirst Spending Freely in Our State?
Michelle Rhee was a failure in D.C.: despite nearly nine years of Rhee-Henderson policy, it remains one of the nation’s lowest-scoring districts. Rhee created StudentsFirst, funneled money to...
View ArticleNews! Michelle Rhee is Merging StudentsFirst with 50CAN
The world of rightwing corporate reform is ever-changing. It seems like only yesterday that Michelle Rhee announced her intention to challenge teachers’ unions, destroy tenure, and take away due...
View ArticleLarry Lee: StudentsFirst and BAEO Pack Up and Leave Alabama
Larry Lee reports here about the departure of StudentsFirst and the Black Alliance for Educational Options from Alabama. They set up camp in Alabama to advocate for charters and vouchers. Not to...
View ArticleE-Mails Released: Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson Bankrupted the Black Mayors...
Dave McKenna of Deadspin writes here about the release under court order of emails written by outgoing Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson about his efforts to take control of the National Conference of...
View ArticleNew York City: Why Robert Jackson Should Be Elected to the State Senate
Robert Jackson is a great champion for public schools. He is running for State Senate in District 13 in New York City. In this post, parent activist Tory Frye explains why you should help him, work for...
View ArticleWho is the Walton Family Foundation Funding?
It is very instructive to scan the long list of organizations that are funded by the Walton Family Foundation. Some will surprise you. Some will not. Here is what we know about this foundation. The...
View ArticleJohn Merrow and Mary Levy: The D.C. “School Reform” Fiasco: A Complete History
I intended to make this the only post of the day, but late last night I learned of the lawsuit in Florida challenging the disastrous HB 7069, a gift to charter operators. So this is the last post you...
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