Author Archive: Jeff Bryant
Betsy DeVos Is Gone, But Her Education Agenda Is Rolling Out Across the Country
By
Jeff Bryant
Released for Syndication: 02/02/2021
New efforts in state legislatures seek to privatize public education.
Full ArticleWe Need a Democratic Approach to Reimagining Schools—Asking People, Not Billionaires and Ideologues, What They Want
By
Jeff Bryant
Released for Syndication: 01/27/2021
In Durham, North Carolina, a fight for an elementary school became a catalyst for positive change.
Full ArticleJoe Biden Has a Golden Opportunity to Strengthen Public Education
By
Jeff Bryant
Released for Syndication: 01/14/2021
After years of federal policy malpractice, the nation is eager for a fresh agenda for public schools.
Full ArticleAre Charter Schools Banking on the Suburbs?
By
Jeff Bryant
Released for Syndication: 12/15/2020
A flood of new charters in Wake County, North Carolina, may show how the industry will try to thrive despite an economic downturn and a pandemic.
Full ArticleWorse Than Betsy DeVos: Outside Money Swamps 2020 School Board Elections
By
Jeff Bryant
Released for Syndication: 12/02/2020
A national campaign to privatize public schools continues regardless of who is president.
Full ArticleHow Online Learning Companies Are Using the Pandemic to Take Over Classroom Teaching
By
Jeff Bryant
Released for Syndication: 10/07/2020
Experts warn the rush to outsource teaching to private companies is bad for students, teachers, and taxpayers.
Full ArticleCharter Schools Find Gold in Federal Government Aid to Small Businesses While Black-Owned Firms Get the Shaft
By
Jeff Bryant
Released for Syndication: 09/03/2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic fallout, the charter industry added to systemic inequities that afflict Black communities.
Full ArticleWhy Black Lives Matter in These Milwaukee Schools
By
Jeff Bryant
Released for Syndication: 08/25/2020
In a community of color failed by 30 years of school choice, teachers are pushing a positive education alternative.
Full Article
After Years of Underfunding, Now Public School Teachers Are Supposed to Save the Nation’s Economy?
By
Jeff Bryant
Released for Syndication: 07/07/2020
It’s taken a pandemic to make people realize public schools are a key to prosperity, but so far they’re bringing too little, too late.
Full ArticleEducation 101: Don’t Open a New Charter School in the Middle of a Pandemic
By
Jeff Bryant
Released for Syndication: 06/25/2020