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Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Some Early Lessons From the Los Angeles Teachers Strike
25 Jan 2019
Corporate media absolutely won’t tell you this, but this year’s Los Angeles teachers strike is the latest chapter in the long running struggle against the privatization of public education in the U
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Leading Black Democrats Love School Privatization Too
08 Mar 2017
Since voters nearly always reject privatization initiatives on the ballot Republicans and Democrats, both in the pay of charter school sugar daddies, are obliged to make it happen without them. In
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
One Year After Chicago Closes 50 Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union Assesses the Lies and Lasting Damage
28 May 2014
A couple years ago, we at Black Agenda Report wondered why the closings of 40 public schools over three years
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Why Isn't Closing 129 Chicago Public Schools National News?
27 Feb 2013
It's an obvious question, with an easy answer. Our nation's bipartisan political elite have decided to privatize public education. They know the only way they can execute this deeply unpopular policy…
Dr. Robert McChesney , Diane Ravitch
Diane Ravitch: Charters, Privatization, and How Obama's Race To The Top is Really a Race To The Bottom
11 Apr 2012
A Media Matters Interview by Dr. Robert McChesney Diane Ravitch, a former Clinton and Bush advisor, ex-charter school, voucher and No Child Left Behind supporter explains the evidence that changed…