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Jeff Bryant

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Jeff Bryant
Journalist

Jeff Bryant is a writing fellow and chief correspondent for Our Schools. He is a communications consultant, freelance writer, advocacy journalist, and director of the Education Opportunity Network.

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Jeff Bryant is a writing fellow and chief correspondent for Our Schools. He is a communications consultant, freelance writer, advocacy journalist, and director of the Education Opportunity Network, a strategy and messaging center for progressive education policy. His award-winning commentary and reporting routinely appear in prominent online news outlets, and he speaks frequently at national events about public education policy. Follow him on Twitter @jeffbcdm.

December 2022

Jeff Bryant reports on bringing the community into education.

September 2022

At the annual Netroots Nation gathering, progressives are told to lift up the values and villains of public education.

June 2022

Even in Republican-led states, voucher programs are getting pushback.

April 2022

For years, charter schools have gotten away with wasting billions in federal funding, but a wave of new proposals would end the grift.

March 2022

By emphasizing communication and trust-building, they offer a solution for repairing the frayed relationship between parents and schools.

November 2019

Much of the blame lies with an education reform movement that has exhorted schools to operate more like businesses and mimic corporate hiring processes.

Publications by this author

“Families’ Perceptions of Corporate Influence in Career and Technical Education Through Data Extraction” by Velislava Hillman and Jeff Bryant. April 4, 2022. Learning, Media and Technology.

Interview | December 2022
Jeff Bryant interviewed in Private Equity Stakeholder Project webinar.
Feature | December 2022

Jeff Bryant’s reporting on charter schools featured in new Private Equity Stakeholder Project report.

Interview | June 2019

Our Schools’ Jeff Bryant in radio interview on charter schools fight in West Virginia.

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