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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…
What's the Difference Between Teach For America and a Scab Temp Agency?
24 Jul 2013
A Black Agenda Radio Commentary by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Back in the days of organizing meat packing, steel and auto workers, employers couldn't use tax-exempt donations to transport,…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Chicago Teachers Build a Movement
22 May 2013
Chicago teachers see themselves as engaged in a movement to defend the public sphere from corporate acquisition. “Wall Street hedge funders and other speculators are betting heavily on school…
School Privatization Fraud: Michelle Rhee May Yet Join Beverly Hall in the Dock
10 Apr 2013
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford “Michelle Rhee may yet pay for her the damage she has inflicted on society and its children.” The former DC schools superintendent and…
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…