private education

Charter Schools Draw Fire From Georgia Activists

By Jeff Bryant Aug 22, 2017 The vice president of the National Education Association says progressives are waking up to the vital importance of the collective good. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Public Education Advocates Are Wary of the Democratic Establishment, and Here’s Why

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams Jul 8, 2016 "How about signaling a new direction for federal education policy, one that promises to support schools and educators, not to punish them?" a leading public education campaigner asks. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

For-Profit Colleges Are Scandal Machines

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2015 This corrupt higher education "industry" ought to be put out of business. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

An Education Declaration to Rebuild America

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2013 Good schools are essential to democracy and prosperity -- and it is our collective responsibility to educate all children, not just a fortunate few, according to a manifesto on the Education Opportunity Network. To rebuild America, we need a vision for 21st-century education based on seven principles, it urges. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Violence of Neoliberalism and the Attack on Higher Education

By C.J. Polychroniou, Truthout Mar 27, 2013 Higher education must be understood as a democratic public sphere -- a space in which education enables students to develop a keen sense of prophetic justice, claim their moral and political agency, utilize critical analytical skills, and cultivate an ethical sensibility through which they learn to respect the rights of others. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )