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A 2022 study warns that career and technical education and advanced digital systems increasingly lock children into narrow school curricula and prescribed workplace futures.
DeVos’s divisive tenure as U.S. secretary of education under the Trump administration will have repercussions for decades to come.
While politicians pit parents against schools, educators are finding a way to make parent involvement integral to what the school does.
Former teachers and board members say charters run by Accel Schools are designed to fail.
Charter school funders like Eli Broad turned school leadership into a cartel system focused on advancing careers and enriching businesses.
An approach to transformative school improvement challenges existing education models.
A state where schools experienced deep adversities before COVID-19 shows the nation a pathway forward.
Experts call for cultivating better student relationships and providing families with more supports—exactly what the community schools approach is all about.
The school district was at the forefront of a public education model that is gaining national popularity—but its decision undercuts what the community appreciates about each school’s custom offerings that put students first.
Our Schools goes to the front lines of the nationwide effort to privatize and undermine the public education system. It exposes the false promises of charter schools, voucher programs, and corporate-style reforms and spotlights how communities are fighting back and often succeeding against the school privatization agenda.
Associated Authors
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.
