Public Schools

School District Scrubs ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Because It Makes People ‘Uncomfortable’

"If 'To Kill a Mockingbird' makes you uncomfortable, you should probably be reading 'To Kill a Mockingbird.'"
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The Lingering, Powerful Legacy Of “Scientific Racism” In America

Standardized testing perpetuates the very inequalities it is designed to measure.
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Segregated Schools In St. Louis Are Not An Accident

The lines of racial division in our city are a product of the unequal system our society has created.
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The NAACP Has A Plan To Overhaul The Nation's Charter Schools

After traveling the country, these are the group's recommendations.
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The Charter School Charade Offers Rhetoric, Not Evidence

Charter school advocates are well-versed in their talking points, but those points are often devoid of fact.
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Florida Takes A Commanding Lead In Contest Of States Most Hostile To Public Education

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Texas Middle School Says Student Called 'Ape' And 'Slave' Wasn't Bullied

"I can excuse children for being ignorant, but this was a missed opportunity," the girl's father said.
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Betsy DeVos Richly Deserved Every Boo She Got

Bethune-Cookman graduates deserve praise for resisting attempts to make them props for the Devos agenda.
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Flawed Voucher Plans Foreshadow Trump Administration's School 'Reforms'

We already know what it looks like, and it does not deliver on its promises.
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America's Charter Schools Have A Commitment Problem

Just google "charter school closes unexpectedly" and watch the stories pile up.
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