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Stand Up for Nevada's Clark County Charter School Students
The Las Vegas Review-Journal ran a piece about how Nevada’s Clark County School District had created a new marketing position to sell the district’s schools to parents and slow the exodus of student to charter schools.
Demanding Justice, Equity & Fairness for Success Academy, New York Charter Students
If he truly wants to mend fences with the city’s high-performing charter schools and their leaders, he can start by granting long-languishing space requests and also end an injustice that NY1 exposed this week...
Personality Politics – Public Perception on EdReform, Charter Schools Stands to Suffer Amidst Polarizing Figures
“Most [charter school teachers] come to this work to provide underserved children with a better shot at educational success, but now they’re increasingly branded as corporate stooges selling out public education by critics who challenge charter schools’ right to exist.”
Politics As Unusual – Education Shapes the Campaign Debate for Key Primaries
“A subterranean divide among Democrats between backers of teachers unions and those of charter schools and other education innovations is helping shape key gubernatorial primaries…”
Donald Trump calls school choice 'new civil rights issue' of our time
Donald Trump had nothing to say at his rally Saturday about the recent police shootings of black men that have mobilized civil rights activists across the country -- but he did talk talk about what he sees as the "new civil rights issue of our time."
Debate Predictions: Education and the First Presidential Debate
It's debate night! CER weighs in on potential topics that could come up in tonight's presidential debate.
Trump Makes Promise to Be 'Nation's Biggest Cheerleader for School Choice'
Jeanne Allen, the founder of the Center for Education Reform, which supports school choice, called the idea "pie in the sky", given the current Washington political dynamic. "Congress typically doesn't write $20 million checks for programs without a real mandate," she said.
Teachers' union head says Clinton is with them against school choice
Hillary Clinton's position on public charter schools has been fairly ambiguous since her presidential campaign began, but at least one teachers' union leader says Clinton is on board with their view.
Business Insider: Mike Pence's record has experts divided
As governor, Pence has championed a number of school choice policies, like Indiana's voucher program...
Reforming with the Enemy: Putting Our Kids Ahead of Politics
by Jeanne Allen The 74 July 20, 2016 Donald Trump’s attacks on Hillary Clinton were returned recently at the annual meeting of the American Federation of Teachers, the nation’s second-largest union, and the one representing most of the urban teachers in this country. “Mike Pence is one of the most extreme vice presidential picks in…