charter schools

How the Charter School Movement Lost All Its Friends

Jeff Bryant / IMI Aug 13, 2024 Too “woke” for Republicans, the charter industry has done nothing to win back Democrats. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Education

Mark Zuckerberg and His Failed Attempt To Revolutionize Education

Matt Barnum / Chalkbeat Oct 6, 2023 The Facebook founder and his wife, Priscilla Chan, poured over $100 million into a tech-based "personalized learning" platform called Summit Learning. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Education

Could Religious Charter Schools Upend American Education?

Matt Barnum / Chalkbeat Jun 7, 2023 The specter of religious charter schools looms over America—in both red and blue states. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Could Corporations Control What’s Taught in Our Public Schools?

Jeff Bryant / Independent Media Institute Feb 14, 2020 A growing number of parents, teachers and experts in academia sound the alarm about a dangerous new form of school privatization. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

The War in Afghanistan Is a Fraud (and Now We Have Proof)

Lee Camp / Truthdig Jan 9, 2020 Let’s take a moment to consider the motivations and goals of this 19-year-old military operation. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Onward, Christian Fascists

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 30, 2019 The most dangerous legacy of the Trump administration will be the seizure of power by the Christian right. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

A Movement Against Charter Schools Helped Oust Puerto Rico’s Governor

Jeff Bryant / Independent Media Institute Aug 1, 2019 Puerto Rico’s teachers fought off charter school corruption and helped send a governor packing. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

How the Charter School Movement Co-Opted Teach for America

Annie Waldman / ProPublica Jun 19, 2019 Newly obtained documents reveal the Walton Family Foundation funneled educators into private institutions—and away from low-income schools. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

Democrats Must Choose Between Teachers and Charter Schools

Jeff Bryant / Independent Media Institute May 31, 2019 Raising educators' wages is fast becoming party consensus, putting 2020 hopefuls on a crash course with the school privatization industry. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Louisiana’s Million-Dollar Charter School Scam

Kim Chatelain, Lee Zurik and Jess Clark / Reveal May 13, 2019 New findings from The Center for Investigative Reporting lay bare the corruption and graft at the heart of the state's voucher program. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Are Democrats Finally Turning on Charter Schools?

Jeff Bryant / Independent Media Institute May 10, 2019 The party has embraced school privatization in recent years, but its enthusiasm appears to be waning amid a series of rolling scandals. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Charter Schools Are Scamming the U.S. Government

Jeff Bryant / Independent Media Institute Mar 29, 2019 A report finds that the Department of Education blew nearly $1 billion in grant money on schools that never opened or were quickly shut down. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )