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Teachers Union Head Says Critical Race Theory Bans Are a Front for School Privatization

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten says GOP has an “intentional strategy” to sow distrust of public schools.

Capital & Main · Mar 29, 2023

Will Bunch: Trump-DeSantis race to the bottom over schools is golden opportunity for Democrats

The most memorable words from last week's State of the Union hoedown arguably didn't come from an energized President Joe Biden but from his GOP rebutter, Arkansas' new governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders. She provided an unforgettable frame for the in-its-infancy 2024 president race — albeit maybe not in the way…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 14, 2023

Biden to promote administration wins in speech to Democrats

President Joe Biden hasn’t announced a reelection campaign, but some of the themes of his likely bid should be on display when he addresses a national Democratic Party meeting

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

Teachers’ union head accuses Pompeo of stoking hate with ‘filth’ comments

Republican ex-secretary of state called Randi Weingarten ‘most dangerous person in the world’ and said teachers taught ‘filth’

The Guardian - US · Nov 23, 2022

A Belated Vindication for School Reopeners

The Stolen Year acknowledges public school COVID failures but refuses to hold anyone responsible.

Reason · Oct 2, 2022

School Choice Is Winning in Arizona—and Beyond

"There's a new special interest group in town: parents."

Reason · Sep 28, 2022

A Belated Vindication for School Reopeners

The Stolen Year acknowledges the public schools' COVID failures but refuses to hold anyone responsible.

Reason · Aug 23, 2022

GOP's war on books: Only the beginning

Gutting public schools, targeting booksellers, shutting down libraries: Every censorship tactic is on the table

Salon · Aug 11, 2022

‘Under siege’: Facing school shootings and book bans, US teachers have had it

American teachers are the most stressed they’ve been in years as they deal with the fear of increased shootings at schools, along with burdens of curriculum restrictions and being overworked.

Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022

After Uvalde shooting, tech companies tout their solutions. But do they work?

Despite the growing adoption of security tools in US schools, mass shootings have remained constant throughout the past 30 years

The Guardian - US · Jun 30, 2022