In the New York Times, Sean F. Reardon writes, “…much of our public conversation about education is focused on the wrong culprits: we blame failing schools and the behavior of the poor for trends that are really the result of deepening income inequality and the behavior of the rich. We’re also slow to understand what’s […]
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Indiana: Voucher Proponents Show True Colo...
“Two years ago, when the voucher system was first proposed, the proponents pledged vouchers would be available only to those students who had first attended a public school and found it didn’t adequately meet their needs. They also vowed vouchers would only be awarded to low-income students who couldn’t afford another choice and that the […]
The Big Business of Vouchers in Wiscons...
“In a new report, entitled “P is for Payoff: Inside the Bradley Foundation’s Campaign to Privatize Education in Wisconsin,” the non-profit activist group One Wisconsin Now has detailed the Bradley Foundation’s funding of a coordinated campaign to promote school privatization in Wisconsin and across the nation. The report “reveals a web of right-wing groups are […]
Teachers, Parents Join Forces to Stop Special Needs Vouchers in Wiscons...
In North Carolina, proposed House Bill 269 would award a $3,000 grant per semester for students with disabilities to attend any nonpublic school and to receive special education and related services. Multiple criteria must be met. The NC State Education Assistance Authority (NCSEAA) will receive $3,670,500 from the general fund for FY 2013-14 and $4,341,000 for […]