If Betsy DeVos does unto U.S. as she did unto Michigan, our schools are in big trouble.
The DeVos Legacy: Crumbling Schools, Poisoned Water
By Arn Pearson | at
Education
5 Things to Know about Billionaire Betsy DeVos, Trump Choice for Education
By Lisa Graves | at
Billionaire Betsy DeVos, a major GOP funder and party activist from Michigan, has been tapped by Donald Trump to become the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education next year.
Federal Government Continues To Feed Charter School Beast Despite Auditor’s Warning
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
Despite warnings of fraud, the U.S. Department of Education makes a new gift of nearly a quarter-billion dollars to charter schools.
New Grants Announced: ED Continues to Pour Millions into Charter School Black Hole
By Dustin Beilke | at
U.S. Department of Education continues to bankroll charter schools nationwide with taxpayer dollars.
Independent Women’s Forum and Independent Women’s Voice Use “Independent” Brand to Push Right-Wing Agenda to Women Voters
The Independent Women’s Forum and Independent Women’s Voice are not-so independent according to a new investigation by CMD … about how they sell right-wing policies and candidates under the guise of neutrality.
ALEC 2016 Agenda Boosts Charters, Coal, and Other Corporate Funders
By Jessica Mason and Lisa Graves | at
Corporate bill mill ALEC will push bills to protect failing charter schools, silence political speech, and more. Preview the ALEC 2016 agenda.
A Reality Check for “Charter School Week”
By Dustin Beilke | at
It’s “National Charter School Week” but it’s no week to celebrate given the billions spent and hundreds of millions squandered on fraud and waste by charter school operators.
Exposed by CMD: KIPP’s Efforts to Keep the Public in the Dark while Seeking Millions in Taxpayer Subsidies
By Lisa Graves and Dustin Beilke | at
CMD looks into what the KIPP Foundation charter school network and its allies at the U.S. Department of Education want to keep the American people from seeing.
Colorado’s Not Quite Independent Oversight of Charter Schools
By Dustin Beilke | at
A new review of documents shows close relationships between the agency charged with administering public education and the growing charter school industry in Colorado.
Cashing in on Kids: 172 ALEC Education Bills Push Privatization in 2015
By Brendan Fischer and Zachary Peters | at
ALEC continues to push a corporate-driven school privatization agenda through legislatures across the country.