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Semi-Informed Late Night Host Takes Cheap Shots at Charter Schools
“I don’t like John Oliver.” “I don’t like his smarmy British sarcasm, and I love smarmy British sarcasm.” “I don’t like the way his face contorts to feigned surprise whenever…
Don’t Blame Charter Schools for Philadelphia’s Money Problems
Joseph Dworetzky, a board member on Philadelphia’s “School Reform Commission” (which took over financial management of the district in 2001), put out a 13-point observation yesterday in response to a…
How Do Districts Respond to Charter Schools?
Ever wonder if the growth of charter schools drives a school district to alter their own model? Recent evidence suggests that not only do the largest districts respond to charter…
Colorado Should Expand Power of Statewide Authorizer
A recent op-ed by Colorado Congressman Jared Polis highlights an important problem in Colorado, but it focuses on symptoms rather than the cause. Polis points out that charter school waitlists…
All Foundations Have Agendas: Response to Diane Ravitch
“Privatization of public education is a terrible idea.” Those were some of the final words in Diane Ravitch’s recent attack on non-profit foundations that support education reform, and it got…
Teachable Moments in the Classroom and the Capitol
This morning’s EdWeek brought in guest blogger and 2011-12 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year, Jeanne DelColle, to cover for Straight Up writer, Rick Hess. Readers were treated to a…
Warning: Detours To School Choice Are Paved With Non-Sequiturs
In an entertaining extrapolation of facts, Deanna Pan has truly outdone herself. Her latest article for MotherJones lambasts the State of Louisiana’s new student scholarship program by citing pseudo-scientific indoctrination…