Education And Public Education

Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Serial School Privatizer "Chainsaw Paul" Vallas Gets Ready For His Next Job
25 Jun 2014
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Neoliberalism holds that all human interactions should to be disciplined and mediated by the market. Paul Vallas is the nation's neoliberal chainsaw man on…
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…
Samantha Winslow
An iPad on Every Desk?: A Trojan Horse, Teachers Say
24 Nov 2013
School districts that place iPads and mobile devices into classrooms are being praised (and praising themselves) for "innovation. But what's this really about?
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 Was Atlanta's Beverly Hall Indicted For Racketeering While Michelle Rhee Won't Be?
03 Apr 2013
By BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Atlanta's black former school superintendent and 34 other black teachers and administrators have been indicted for “racketeering” in a cheating scandal. Why aren…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Why Does the US Chamber of Commerce Want to Train or Replace Your Elected School Board, If They Haven't Already?
28 Feb 2013
By BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon A key role in the elite drive to privatize public education is being played by privately owned school “accreditation” agencies, which are immune from public…
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…