by Casey | Jul 8, 2019 | News
Unearthed emails reveal a cozy relationship between the L.A. schools superintendent and the charter school lobby. Originally Published July 7, 2019 By Bill Raden Abby Kingsley contributed to this column An email thread documenting the unseemly coziness between L.A....
by Casey | Jun 25, 2019 | News
By Valerie Strauss Reporter Originally published June 24 at 1:13 PM In March, I published a post about a report detailing up to $1 billion in federal funds wasted on charter schools that never opened, or opened and then closed because of mismanagement and other...
by Casey | Jun 21, 2019 | News
Borders, boundaries and barriers have been a way of life in the lower Sacramento Valley since the Gold Rush days. The newest form of green line here is charter schools. Published on June 11, 2019 By Bill Raden “I GREW UP HERE WHEN WE WERE VERY SEGREGATED,” says Kerry...
by Casey | Jun 19, 2019 | News
Erin Richards, USA TODAY Originally Published June 18, 2019 “Oh, the places you’ll go!” the popular Dr. Seuss book promises to new graduates. And, this past year, to their teachers. America’s educators have survived a rollicking year in the...
by Casey | Jun 18, 2019 | Featured
BY TIM WALKER Catskill Avenue Elementary, located about 14 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, is a “legacy school,” says 5th grade teacher Elizabeth Untalan. “It’s been around for 71 years….Grandparents, great-grandparents, daughters son have all gone through our...
