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Prof. Francis Boyle is a professor of international law at the University of Illinois Law School with a long career as an anti-war activist and…
When you think of charter schools, there are probably a few people and concepts that come to mind: Michelle Rhee, “grit,” Bill Gates, Eva Moskowitz,…
Between 2010 and 2015, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) awarded Colorado $46 million under the Charter Schools Program. Part of the reason the state…
The inadequacies of charter schools have been confirmed by many recent studies. Even CREDO [3], which is part of a conservative think tank funded by the pro-privatization…
“The waste of taxpayer money—none of us can feel good about,” Education Secretary Arne Duncan told the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services…
The federal government has spent more than $3.3 billion over the past two decades creating and fueling the charter school industry, according to a new financial analysis…
Accepting and soliciting bribes. Diverting public funds for personal profit. Lying about the number of students. These are just a few examples of the fraud…
by Vetwife, Daily Kos This is surreal in almost mind boggling consequences.   Pretty soon the only children attending public school will be the poorest…
This is surreal in almost mind boggling consequences.   Pretty soon the only children attending public school will be the poorest of the poor and…