Virtual charter schools — schools which provide education entirely or primarily on-line — are facing increasing challenges around the country. Listen to this story and
Category: National Issues
Vouchers: Empowerment or Diversion?
“Opportunity Scholarship” programs, otherwise known as private school vouchers, have become a complex battleground. An opportunity scholarship proposal in Tennessee was withdrawn yesterday, for example,
School-to-Prison Pipeline: ACLU-NCA on The Education Town Hall
In-studio guest: Seema Sadanandan, organizer for the American Civil Liberties Union-National Capital Area on countering the school-to-prison pipeline
Teaching K12 Students to “Counter” Armed Attacks
“Should We Really Teach Second-Graders to Attack Mass Shooters?” Deanna Pan, senior editorial fellow at Mother Jones, asks this question in a report published today
K12 Settles Lawsuit, “DC Flex Was Denied”
A court case involving the for-profit education company K12 is closer to an end this week. “Today, K12 Inc. was pleased to announce the resolution
Suiting Educational Policy to “Corporate Stakeholders”: DC and Beyond
National Educational Technology Standards (“NETS”) are the creation of an organization which “strongly believes that corporations are major stakeholders in education.” NETS — under review
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