The Lingering Legacy of Segregation
As we approach 60 years since U.S. Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision and stand in the wake of a 50-year anniversary of the March on Washington, Richard Rothstein...
As we approach 60 years since U.S. Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision and stand in the wake of a 50-year anniversary of the March on Washington, Richard Rothstein...
Keeping Up with the DeVos Family
The DeVos family of West Michigan has a huge footprint in Michigan Republican politics, and beyond. They are a potent financial force in “education choice,” the war against organized labor and the religious right’s reactionary efforts against cultural evolution.
Today’s Breaking News comic represents the non-difference between De facto and De jure segregation of schools.
It is rare that an education study strikes a nerve in the media
Emails Show Bush-Led Organization's ALEC-Like Role in State Policymaking.
Emails between the Foundation for Excellence in Education (FEE), founded and chaired by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, and state education officials show that the foundation is writing state education laws and regulations in ways that could benefit its corporate funders.
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