Cashing in on Student Failure

Despite receiving hundreds of millions of dollars from California’s taxpayers, California Virtual Academies (CAVA), owned by publicly traded K12 Inc., is failing key tests used to measure educational success.

May 2016

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Chicago’s Teachers Just Stood Up for Children Everywhere

Friday’s teacher strike in Chicago was also a protest against a growing national problem, the privatization of our public education system.

April 2016

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Charter Schools Suspend Black Students and Kids with Disabilities More

New data shows that black students are four times as likely to be suspended from charter schools as white students. [...]

March 2016

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How Competition Hurts Children in Detroit’s Schools

If charter school growth continues unchecked and Detroit's traditional schools lose more students, it will be even harder for the public school system to pay down its debt and afford fixed costs

February 2016

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The Public Pays Twice for Some Schools

Many current policies allow new actors into public education who skim profits from the system, pocketing money that might otherwise be spent on direct services for children.

December 2015

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Yes, ‘Virtual’ Charter Schools Exist–and They’re Growing

While high quality virtual charter schools can be useful for certain students, the majority of kids need teachers to interact with and classmates to socialize and study with.

November 2015

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Billionaires Can’t Teach Our Kids

Billionaire Eli Broad plans to raise and spend $490 million to create enough privately operated charter schools to house half of the city’s public school students. [...]

October 2015

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Charter Schools Have Failed More than Traditional Public Schools

According to the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), since 2000, charter schools have failed at a much higher rate than traditional public schools.

October 2015

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The Market Shouldn’t Decide Who Gets Educated, We Should

Rather than the public good it should be, higher education has become a market product accessible to those who can afford it, harming America in the process.

September 2015

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Who Can Live on $8.50 an Hour?

When contractors aim to maximize profit, students often face dirty classrooms, unreliable bus routes, and strained, underpaid workers.

September 2015

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Tell Walton Family to Hold Charter Schools Accountable

For over 20 years the foundation operated by Wal-Mart heirs has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the growth of charter schools and prioritized quantity over quality and ideology over good public policy.

June 2015

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Introducing the Charter School Accountability Agenda

The Charter School Accountability Agenda is an 11-point program for reform that will ensure charter schools are fulfilling their role in education as lawmakers intended. [...]

March 2015

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Why I’m in Sacramento

It’s too easy for kids to fall through the cracks in CAVA’s current online schooling system so we are calling on California to immediately increase oversight of online education. Despite the state having passed some of [...]

February 2015

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In the Public Interest

Democracy, shared prosperity, and the common good

In the Public Interest

Democracy, shared prosperity, and the common good

Cashing in on Student Failure

Chicago’s Teachers Just Stood Up for Children Everywhere

Charter Schools Suspend Black Students and Kids with Disabilities More

How Competition Hurts Children in Detroit’s Schools

The Public Pays Twice for Some Schools

Yes, ‘Virtual’ Charter Schools Exist–and They’re Growing

Billionaires Can’t Teach Our Kids

Charter Schools Have Failed More than Traditional Public Schools

The Market Shouldn’t Decide Who Gets Educated, We Should

Who Can Live on $8.50 an Hour?

Tell Walton Family to Hold Charter Schools Accountable

Featured Article
The Public School Accountability Agenda March 2015

Introducing the Charter School Accountability Agenda

Why I’m in Sacramento

Featured Article
Virtual Public Education in California: A Study of Student Performance, Management Practices and Oversight Mechanisms at [...] February 2015