"Ohio Charter Schools graduated 3,243 of 4,676 potential seniors in 4 years. That’s a 69.4 percent graduation rate. The only Ohio public school district with a lower rate than that is Dayton at 68.6 percent." #CharterSchoolFail 10thperiod.substack.com/p/ohio-chart...

How much will YOUR community lose if Trump’s school cuts go through? 📉 Use our calculator to see. app.sosha.ai/s/YYnr350K

Millionaire politicians are voting to slash 27% of the budget that supports our nation’s poorest schools. That means fewer teachers, fewer resources, and fewer opportunities for students who need them most. Call your Member of Congress to stop this. app.sosha.ai/s/DAaHBoIb

The truth about the supposed success of school reform in the New Orleans all-charter system: Higher costs with inferior services. #CharterSchoolFail pv4ps.org/the-billion-...

Individual solutions can’t mitigate burnout, but organized teachers are looking for solutions to widespread dissatisfaction. @eleanorjbader1.bsky.social #teachers #organizing #unions progressive.org/public-schoo...

Those charter school waiting lists... "The closure comes after school officials said the school was notified by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) that its funding for the 2025-2026 school year would be significantly reduced due to low enrollment." #CharterSchoolFail

Three Texas charter school chains with failing or near failing performance ratings from the state, including one already scheduled to be shut down, have leaders who are among the highest-paid in the country. #CharterSchoolFail www.propublica.org/article/texa...

There is no Charter School “million-student waitlist.” There are empty classrooms, declining enrollment, and schools closing mid-year. #CharterMythBusted Stop the waste. Start the reckoning. Read our new report #CharterSchoolReckoning to learn more networkforpubliceduc...

And given the tremendous disparities, from state to state and district to district, in how the US distributes education finding, you can imagine how under-funded schools are in some parts of the country. #MoneyMatters

Wife of Florida congressman and aspiring governor runs a charter school operation that hides millions she’s made from business deals paid for by taxpayers. #CharterSchoolFail www.floridabulldog.org/2025/09/disc...

By attempting to defraud the state: "The school received more than $180 million in K-12 funds it was not eligible to collect and must now repay." #CharterSchoolFail

Every private enterprise intrusion into public education is a scam.

I'm all for including CTE in school curricula but policy moves like this lead me to believe that what the Trump administration likely wants is to ensure CTE provides free job training for employers needing to fill low wage jobs. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

Arizona couple who created “ghost” children to collect ESA school voucher money from the state convicted of fraud after pleading guilty. #SchoolChoiceScam www.12news.com/article/news...

Ooops, New Orleans KIPP charter schools that emphasized college attendance in its "no excuses" schools and pushed a lot of students into debt has "mellowed when it comes to college for all." #CharterSchoolFail www.npr.org/2025/08/23/n...

"It was the only school in Santa Rosa County to receive an 'F' grade by the Florida Department of Education for the 2024-25 school year." #CharterSchoolFail

Arizona funding for public schools is so bad a judge has ruled it unconstitutional yet the state squanders millions on school vouchers parents use to buy lingerie, jewelry, Iphones, appliances and gift cards. #SchoolChoiceScam www.12news.com/article/news...

ICYMI, my call to Democratic candidates to talk about community schools is not also at @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social www.counterpunch.org/2025/08/22/w...

My new up today is a transcript of my presentation at @netrootsnation.bsky.social about why Democrats are no longer viewed as the "education party" and how to correct that by getting behind the popular movement for community schools. www.laprogressive.com/education-re...

"Charter school closures are accelerating. Enrollment is stagnating. And beneath the rhetoric of 'choice' and 'opportunity,' is a sector in retreat, propped up by unchecked federal funding and powerful lobbying interests." @carolburris.bsky.social #CharterSchoolFail progressive.org/public-schoo...

The state of education reporting: WaPo edu reporter Laura Meckler justifies teachers using Prager U in classrooms as attempts to provoke critical thinking in students. prospect.org/education/20...

Over the past decade, Medicaid has become a vital funding source for K–12 services like speech therapy, counseling, screenings, and nursing, especially in low-income, rural, and Title I schools. New reporting from The Progressive features insights from TCF's @c-hinds.bsky.social and Kayla Patrick.

The Medicaid funding cuts in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could jeopardize school-provided health services in communities where access to medical care is already limited. #medicaid #BigBeautifulBill #healthcare #trump progressive.org/public-schoo...

Yep from @emptywheel.bsky.social www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/13/w...

I'm wondering if editors at @edweek.org know about the community schools idea. They rarely report about it. In this case, the reporter seems to credit CTE and the school's leader w/ turning around a school, when actually it was more likely the school's adoption of the community schools approach did.

Trump's cuts to Medicaid will hurt kids and public schools. "Public schools often serve as the only accessible site for services such as counseling, therapy, and vision and dental screenings." New @theprogressivemag.bsky.social progressive.org/public-schoo...

Families in San Antonio scramble to find new schools after a charter school shut down just 5 days before the first day of the school year. #CharterSchoolFail www.ksat.com/news/local/2...

"Charter expansion is often marketed as “parental choice.” But without information, there is no real choice — only manipulation." #CharterSchoolFail Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-e...

This is a pretty good summation from @michaelbennet.bsky.soci on where the Democratic Party has been on education politics. All the while they were colluding with Republicans on edreform/NCLB etc, they had no idea they were setting the stage for the conservatives' goal of privatizing public schools.

Colorado charter school "posted in the morning, come join us for back-to-school night. Then they send an email in the evening saying sorry, there's gonna be no school at all." #CharterSchoolFail HT @dianeravitch.bsky.social www.9news.com/article/news...

Website is updated with most recent articles and media appearances including two new stories about community schools making a positive difference for kids and families. edpolitics.org

@jeffbinnc.bsky.social - How the Trump administration wields the federal government’s power over public education. With the help of the U.S. Supreme Court and congressional Republicans, Trump is turning public education into the great unequalizer. www.nationofchange.o...

A reminder that while Cassidy is a high & mighty critic of public education and special education, they have a charter school for kids with dyslexia, which has received poor ratings in the past and fails to offer inclusion, which parents expect in public schools. nancyebailey.com/2018/09/17/d...

Florida charter school suddenly closes leaving 300 families in limbo. Fortunately district schools are open and ready to accept the students. #CharterSchoolFail hoodline.com/2025/07/west...

"The rescue of poor children 'trapped in failing schools' has long been a rallying cry for fans of taxpayer-funded school vouchers and charter schools. But that’s not happening. It’s time to ask the pro-school choice crowd if they have a Plan B." @palan57.bsky.social progressive.org/public-schoo...

ICYMI my reporting on what Trump and his collaborators in Congress and SCOTUS are doing to education and why its not surprising given the history of conservative Republicans. www.nationofchange.org/2025/07/30/h...

The edtech industry's solution for parents whose schools no longer provide sports programs because they've converted to a charter or because funding to their public school has been whittled to the bone: Don't worry, your kid can play esports. edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/...

My new: "With the help of the U.S. Supreme Court and congressional Republicans, Trump is turning public education into the great unequalizer." www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/28/i...

When you get a "breaking news" reporter to cover a story about an edtech company using artificial intelligence instead of real teachers, you end up with shoddy reporting like this that fails to quote any experts on learning. @nytimes.com needs to do better www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...

The White House caving and having to release funds for public schools because of rare pressure from GOP senators is a big deal. Seems like an issue the Dems should really lean into... www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/u...

Just a reminder that they're spending billions of dollars on ICE, building concentration camps for vulnerable people, and handing billionaires a tax break. We've personally spent more than 200 bucks this year to help outfit my sister's classroom. Let ICE hold a bake sale. #AmericaIsBroken

Wisconsin school superintendent detained at the border by immigration officials, despite being a US citizen, was told multiple times to give up access to information on his students. He refused and was eventually released. www.mynbc5.com/article/wino...

Shameful: Average amount teachers spend of their own money on school supplies tops $1,000 nationally with teachers in Pennsylvania and North Carolina topping the list at $1,637 and $1,632 respectively. via @ncnewsline.com ncnewsline.com/briefs/surve...

Director of California charter school indicted for embezzlement and fraud allegedly used school funds to buy new pickups for his sons and pay for relationship coaching from a “self-proclaimed sex worker.” H/T @dianeravitch.bsky.social #CharterSchoolFail thebusinessjournal.com/madera-chart...

I suspect a lot of Republican senators and congressional representatives from rural states are going to have to face the truth that they voted for Trump-backed legislation that will absolutely screw their rural constituents. www.alternet.org/gop-murkowsk...

The deportations are about to turn into detentions. There isn’t money in deporting folks, but there is in detaining them…

We need to be really clear about what the role of USED is, b/c the majority of public education decisions are at the state and local level. USED is about enforcement of students' civil rights and supplemental funding to assure a baseline of education for all students. 1/x @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social

Tyrant Playbook: Why the US Department of Education is Closing cloakinginequity.com/2025/07/15/t...