10 Reasons the NAACP's Critique of Charters Is on Point | John Oliver's Critics Miss the Mark | Gender Bias and Teacher Compensation

EDUCATION: TOP STORIES THIS WEEK - August 30, 2016 10 Reasons Why the NAACP Is Absolutely Right About a National Moratorium on Charter Schools By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet The venerable civil rights lobby has come under attack.  READ MORE» John Oliver Slams Charter Schools and His Critics Totally Miss the Point By Jeff Bryant, Blog for Our Future The charter school movement is no fan of satire. READ MORE» Days of Protest: What the Summer of '68 Has to Teach Us About Organizing on Campus Today By Emily Wilson, AlterNet A film offers a look back at the student-led protest movements that forever changed education on college campuses. READ MORE» Is Gender Bias the Reason Teachers Get Paid So Little? By Casey Quinlan, The Establishment It's a high-skilled occupation—and yet there is ample evidence that it is not compensated as such.  READ MORE» The Very 2016 Reason Why I Can't Wait for My Kid to Go Back to School By Karin Kamp, BillMoyers.com Rising child care costs make summer a killer.  READ MORE» Baby Dolls Aren't Birth Control: School-Issued Fake Babies Aren't Stopping Teen Pregnancy By Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon A new study suggests that "baby simulator" programs are actually encouraging girls to have babies.  READ MORE» Across the U.S., School District Borders Segregate in a Dramatic Way By Christine Veiga, Chalkbeat With education budgets funded largely by property taxes, poorer school districts can't pull in as much money as their better-off neighbors. READ MORE» Please Write and Tweet John Oliver to Thank Him for His Program Revealing Charter Fraud By Diane Ravitch, DianeRavitch.net Don't let the charter industry intimidate him. READ MORE» Art Is Essential, Not Extra By Randi Weingarten, The Huffington Post All children need the arts, not just those in wealthier schools.  READ MORE» You are subscribed as: bsamad2007.adnan@blogger.com View this mailing as a webpage. SUPPORT ALTERNET | CONTACT US | PRIVACY POLICY | UNSUBSCRIBE © 2015 Independent Media Institutes All Rights Reserved 1881 Harmon Street, Berkeley, CA 94703