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In the Public Interest is a comprehensive research and policy center on privatization and responsible contracting.

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Blog Charter Schools Education

D.C.’s charter school transparency policies fall short of nationwide state-level standards

In the wake of unexpected news that a prominent charter school is closing at the end of the school year, Washington, D.C.’s public education community is actively debating the issue of transparency.  Many [...]
March 2019
Blog Charter Schools Education

California School Accountability Report: Calls for charter moratorium grow | The real story in [...]

Here’s our pick of recent news about the ongoing effort to privatize public education in California. Not a subscriber? Sign up here. Calls for charter moratorium grow.This week, the West Contra Costa Unified [...]
March 2019
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Former San Diego charter school parent says daughter experienced “neglect and false [...]

I want to share a parent’s note that reminded me why In the Public Interest focuses on public education. Deb Zehr is the mother of nine-year-old Suraya, who recently left a San Diego charter school to attend a traditional, [...]
February 2019
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Cashing in on Kids: The school security gold rush | Critiquing the “portfolio model” | [...]

Cashing in on Kids is our pick of recent news about the privatization of public education. Not a subscriber? Sign up. Make sure to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Is school security the next gold [...]
February 2019
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Weekly privatization report: Private prisons at center of shutdown debate | Amazon bucks | and more

Here’s our weekly analysis of privatization in the news and in communities nationwide, in order by state. Not a subscriber? Sign up here. This week’s highlights: Immigration detention, the majority of which is [...]
February 2019
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California School Accountability Report: State to study charter impact | Explaining Prop 39 | and more

Here’s our pick of recent news about the ongoing effort to privatize public education in California. Not a subscriber? Sign up here. Is unlimited charter school growth sustainable? We might soon find [...]
February 2019
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Weekly privatization report: How running government “like a business” became bipartisan [...]

Here’s our weekly analysis of privatization in the news and in communities nationwide, in order by state. Not a subscriber? Sign up here. Just want the highlights? LA teachers not only won lower class sizes but also [...]
January 2019
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The Pacheco Law has saved Massachusetts hundreds of millions of dollars

Twenty-five years later and the evidence is in: Massachusetts’s Taxpayer Protection Act, known as the “Pacheco Law,” has saved the state’s residents hundreds of millions of dollars. That’s the conclusion of a new [...]
January 2019
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California School Accountability Report: LA charter leader found guilty

In the Public Interest's pick of recent news about the ongoing effort to privatize public education in California.
January 2019
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Cashing in on Kids: Charter schools are more likely to ignore special education students

In the Public Interest's pick of recent news about the privatization of public education.
January 2019
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California School Accountability Report: The tide is turning on charter schools

  Here’s our pick of recent news about the ongoing effort to privatize public education in California. Want these straight to your email inbox? Sign up here.   “Your proposed plan would devastate Mountain View’s [...]
December 2018
Blog Charter Schools Education What We Focus On

Cashing in on Kids: Why communities of color are increasingly rejecting charter schools

In the Public Interest's pick of recent news in the privatization of public education.
December 2018
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Donate this week to fight privatization and get a free book!

Many were appalled when then-White House chief strategist Steve Bannon framed the Trump administration’s agenda in its early days as the “deconstruction of the administrative state.” Appalled about Bannon’s [...]
November 2018
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California School Accountability Report: Charter leader was making $24,000 a month

  Here’s our pick of recent news about the ongoing effort to privatize public education in California. Want these straight to your email inbox? Sign up here.   Charter school leader was making $24,000 a month. An audit [...]
October 2018
Blog Charter Schools Education What We Focus On

California School Accountability Report: Conflict over classrooms in SF

In the Public Interest's pick of recent news about the ongoing effort to privatize public education in California.
September 2018

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