Remember, this year's Los Angeles School Board race was the most expensive school board election in U.S. history, as the powerful charter lobby ran candidates in an ultimately successful effort to gain a pro-charter majority on the board in this city that is desperately fighting
against charter expansion and the subsequent financial strangling of Los Angeles Unified School District.
Just two days ago, as the new Broad Museum opened downtown, UTLA teachers staged a protest rally
against the charter expansion plans at the museum, aiming much of their invective at Broad.
In this new climate, teachers unions openly organized
against charter expansion in Massachusetts, Washington State, New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and elsewhere.
Not exact matches
The mayor pushed back
against Cuomo's proposal to lift a regional
charter -
expansion cap, arguing that there are enough slots already in place.
Generally,
charter supporters are upset with the mayor for being
against the
expansion of
charter schools.
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, parents and elected officials rallied
against a
charter school
expansion.
They have offices in six cities across the state, and now regularly advocate for an agenda that includes ending the school - to - prison pipeline, increasing funding for community schools and pre-kindergarten programs, and railing
against the
expansion of privately - run
charter school networks, what Easton calls the «privatization» of public education.
On Saturday, LaborPress caught up with Hawkins and his Green Party supporters at a «$ 15 Now» rally held outside a Starbucks on Fulton Street in Downtown, Brooklyn, where the gubernatorial hopeful talked about the need for legislation guaranteeing a living wage - as well as Mayor Bill de Blasio's apparent surrender in the fight
against charter school
expansion.
Upper West Side resident Cary Goodman, who launched in January a City Council race on a primarily single - issue platform
against the AMNH
expansion, told those present at a City Hall hearing on the Parks Department's preliminary budget Tuesday that Mitchell Silver is abdicating his responsibilities as outlined by the City
Charter unless he rejects the museum's «toxic» proposal.
With all this evidence apparently stacked
against charter schools, it seems downright responsible of the AFT to call for a moratorium on further
charter school
expansion «until more convincing evidence of their effectiveness and viability is presented.»
Up north in underprivileged Newark, the Education Law Center is marshalling resources to launch an assault
against the approval of a 7,500 - seat
expansion of seven high - performing
charter schools.
They plan to push candidates to come out
against charter schools and the
expansion private school vouchers despite the fact many Democrats have supported the measures in the past.
Instead of simply reflecting on the heroism of teachers and school leaders such as Sandy Hook Elementary School principal Dawn Hochsprung (who was slain while protecting a child from the murderous rampage of Adam Lanza), Ravitch decided to spend much of the piece defending tradtitionalist thinking, as well as arguing
against Nutmeg State Gov. Dan Malloy's school reform efforts (including the
expansion of
charter schools, Ravitch's bogeyman of late).
Moreover, the change in the stifling use of standardized tests as a weapon
against public school teachers will deal a deadly blow to the corporate education reformers in the country who relied on these tests for denigrating teachers as well as for closing public schools and for the
expansion of
charter schools.
«Ravitch decided to spend much of the piece defending traditionalist thinking, as well as arguing
against Nutmeg State Gov. Dan Malloy's school reform efforts (including the
expansion of
charter schools, Ravitch» s bogeyman of late).»
From opposing the
expansion of high - quality
charter schools and other school choice options, to its opposition to Parent Trigger laws and efforts of Parent Power activists in places such as Connecticut and California, to efforts to eviscerate accountability measures that hold districts and school operators to heel for serving Black and Brown children well, even to their historic disdain for Black families and condoning of Jim Crow discrimination
against Black teachers, both unions have proven no better than outright White Supremacists when it comes to addressing the legacies of bigotry in which American public education is the nexus.
Our Philadelphia founding member, Helen Gym, shared news reports that her group, Parents United for Public Education, and others have filed an ethics complaint
against the William Penn Foundation and the Boston Consulting Group, alleging that BCG was acting as a lobbyist when it developed a plan for the School District of Philadelphia including major school closures and
charter expansion, funded through and at the direction of the foundation.
We also report on a victory
against for - profit
charter expansion in Florida, and efforts to stop a district takeover in Mississippi.
While teachers protested a proposed
charter expansion plan outside the LA Unified school board meeting yesterday, union leaders involved with the district and a former board president, spoke out
against it inside.
The Mayor «s remarks reflect this exceptional moment: As other superintendents across the state battle the
charter schools in their district (see, for example, Princeton Regional Public Schools» unending crusade against a small expansion of Princeton Charter School), here we have a case of the district's educational leader embracing a public charter's honor and, by extension, its students and edu
charter schools in their district (see, for example, Princeton Regional Public Schools» unending crusade
against a small
expansion of Princeton
Charter School), here we have a case of the district's educational leader embracing a public charter's honor and, by extension, its students and edu
Charter School), here we have a case of the district's educational leader embracing a public
charter's honor and, by extension, its students and edu
charter's honor and, by extension, its students and educators.
«Moody's: Vote
against Charter School
Expansion «credit Positive» for Massachusetts Cities like Springfield.»
Gardner joined other parents and a vocal group of educators before the Wisconsin Assembly Education Committee in January to speak out
against AB1, a bill proposed by state lawmakers that would give significantly more funding to
charter schools and green light voucher
expansion.
Moody's: Vote
against charter school
expansion «credit positive» for Massachusetts cities like Springfield.