Education And Public Education

Single Payer Health Care Still More Popular Than Obamacare
23 Dec 2015
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford Obama’s legacy is having set back the cause of universal health care many years through his duplicitous switch to a corporate-based…
Tell the New Education Secretary: Charter Schools Flunk Out in New Orleans
07 Oct 2015
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford Arne Duncan said Katrina was the best thing to happen to New Orleans schools, and his successor, John B. King, doubtless feels the same.…
"We Must Kill School Privatization" Jitu Brown at End of 34 Day #FightForDyett Hunger Strike
23 Sep 2015
By the Network for Public Education
Black Agenda Radio for Week of September 7, 2015
08 Sep 2015
Solitary Confinement to be Sharply Curtailed in California A settlement between activist inmates and California prison officials will sharply limit the use of solitary confinement in the state. “I do…
Black Parents Should Opt Their Children Out of High Stakes Testing
05 Aug 2015
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford As usual, the Black Misleadership Class is on the wrong side of democracy, urging Blacks to submit to a high stakes testing regime that…
Where Obama's Race To The Top Leads: Chicago, Philly, Miami Public Schools Privatize Teacher Hiring
15 Jul 2015
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Piecemeal and wholesale privatization of public schools has been the bipartisan agenda of Republicans and Democrats. Now top…
Arne Duncan’s Patently False Promise to Forgive Student Debts at For-Profit Schools
10 Jun 2015
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford The U.S. government has funneled hundreds of billions of dollars into corporate accounts by bankrolling for-profit schools that…
Black Agenda Radio, Week of April 8 2015
08 Apr 2015
Attempted Murder of Mumia Through Medical Malpractice Pennsylvania prison officials allowed the political prisoner’s condition to worsen until he was in horrific pain and on the brink of a diabetic…
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
Cory Booker Hits Senate Just in Time to Vote for Private School Vouchers
29 Jan 2014
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker began his political career as an advocate of publicly funded vouchers for private schools – a position that…