CarolCorbettBurris
@carolburris.bsky.social
The Executive Director of the Network for Public Education, retired teacher & award-winning HS principal, & author of On the Same Track. Lover of democratically governed public schools and democracy.
‘School Choice’ Does Not Provide Better Education for All Families progressive.org/public-schoo...
‘School Choice’ Does Not Provide Better Education for All Families
Voucher and charter school programs are taking funds that could make our public schools stronger.
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A New Federal Voucher Program Poised to Ramp Up School Segregation from @tcfdotorg.bsky.social tcf.org/content/comm... @carolburris.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social
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‘School Choice’ Does Not Provide Better Education for All Families
Voucher and charter school programs are taking funds that could make our public schools stronger.
progressive.org
‘School Choice’ Does Not Provide Better Education for All Families progressive.org/public-schoo... @rweingarten.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social @a4pep.bsky.social @itpi.bsky.social @njpec.bsky.social @progresstexas.bsky.social @texasaflcio.org @texasaft.org
‘School Choice’ Does Not Provide Better Education for All Families
Voucher and charter school programs are taking funds that could make our public schools stronger.
progressive.org
New report by @network4pubed.bsky.social reveals that state lawmakers who've voted to under-fund public schools have also rolled out private alternatives like charter schools and vouchers.The result is disastrous for children and families. @carolburris.bsky.social progressive.org/public-schoo...
‘School Choice’ Does Not Provide Better Education for All Families
Voucher and charter school programs are taking funds that could make our public schools stronger.
progressive.org
It is not retention, it's the intervention. Duh. @edweek.org needs to be more careful with its headlines. @dianeravitch.bsky.social www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
Can the Prospect of 3rd Grade Retention Improve Early Literacy? Yes, Study Says
The findings add another wrinkle to an ongoing debate over retention policies tied to reading scores.
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Please tell me again why there should be no rules on vouchers. www.propublica.org/article/arks...
This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It.
One of the few requirements for Arkansas private schools is that they have an American flag and a flagpole. But millions in state funds go to the largely unmonitored schools while complaints about saf...
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Please tell me again why there should be no rules on vouchers. www.propublica.org/article/arks...
This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It.
One of the few requirements for Arkansas private schools is that they have an American flag and a flagpole. But millions in state funds go to the largely unmonitored schools while complaints about saf...
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Watch this amazing @network4pubed.bsky.social whiteboard highlighting the six skill builder sessions featured at the NPE conference in September. vimeo.com/1206152779?s... for the conference here networkforpubliceducation.org/2026-nationa... @dianeravitch.bsky.social
See What You'll Learn at the 2026 NPE/NPE Action Conference — Then Save Your Seat.
In addition to 39 fabulous panels, the Network for Public Education will host six expert-led sessions designed to sharpen your advocacy skills at the September 26-27, 2026, conference at the Conroe Hy...
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Watch this amazing @network4pubed.bsky.social whiteboard highlighting the six skill builder sessions featured at the NPE conference in September. vimeo.com/1206152779?s... for the conference here networkforpubliceducation.org/2026-nationa... @dianeravitch.bsky.social
See What You'll Learn at the 2026 NPE/NPE Action Conference — Then Save Your Seat.
In addition to 39 fabulous panels, the Network for Public Education will host six expert-led sessions designed to sharpen your advocacy skills at the September 26-27, 2026, conference at the Conroe Hy...
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Does he not realize that American passports are used to LEAVE the U. S. ? @dianeravitch.bsky.social @rweingarten.bsky.social 😂😂😂😂
Will Public Schools Benefit From Federal Vouchers? @network4pubed.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu...
Will Public Schools Benefit From Federal Vouchers?
Discussion has heated up about the federal voucher program and, specifically, whether blue states should opt in, and whether such opt-inning is inevitable.
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Vermont And Nebraska Earn Top Grades In Public Education Report www.forbes.com/sites... @palan57.bsky.social in @forbes.com @carolburris.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social
Vermont And Nebraska Earn Top Grades In Public Education Report
A new report finds Nebraska and Vermont tops in their commitment to public education.
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"This week’s three big winners:" The Knicks, Iran, and the smell of Algae.
Juneteenth marks the celebration of America's second independence day. Like the people in this photo—Texans celebrating Juneteenth in 1900—we know that progress hasn't made our union perfect. But we can recommit to reaching toward that more perfect union together. Happy Juneteenth.
McKee built his career as a charter supporter. Now he sees what their expansion is doing to RI public schools. Thanks for your courage, governor, & kudos to the RI legislature. @rweingarten.bsky.social @neapresident.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social
McKee built his career as a charter supporter. Now he sees what their expansion is doing to RI public schools. Thanks for your courage, governor, & kudos to the RI legislature. @rweingarten.bsky.social @neapresident.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social
Vermont And Nebraska Earn Top Grades In Public Education Report www.forbes.com/sites... @palan57.bsky.social in @forbes.com @carolburris.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social
Vermont And Nebraska Earn Top Grades In Public Education Report
A new report finds Nebraska and Vermont tops in their commitment to public education.
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.@network4pubed.bsky.social new report card shows privatization and disinvestment in public ed go hand in hand. @sanders.senate.gov @booker.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov @delauro.house.gov networkforpubliceducation.org/wp-content/u...
Teacher qualifications, class size, teacher shortages, funding, voucher/charter laws... these & more are part of the 39 standards NPE uses to rate your state. Learn more networkforpubliceduc... @jeffbinnc.bsky.social @krisnordstrom.bsky.social @hannahvinueza.bsky.social
.@network4pubed.bsky.social new report card shows privatization and disinvestment in public ed go hand in hand. @sanders.senate.gov @booker.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov @delauro.house.gov networkforpubliceducation.org/wp-content/u...
“What we have seen is…almost a complete system [charters] that is cannibalizing financially our public schools,” McNamara said. “I mean, we just can’t continue to do it.” www.newsfromthestates.com/article/hous... @dianeravitch.bsky.social
House panel advances charter school moratorium legislation, sending it to House floor
More than four months after its introduction, the Rhode Island House’s version of a bill to impose a three-year moratorium on new charter schools passed the chamber’s Committee on Education in an 8-3 ...
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Be there! networkforpubliceducation.org/2026-nationa... and fight to save public schools. @progresstexas.bsky.social @texasaflcio.org @texastribune.org @texasobserver.org @texasaft.org @pastors4nckids.bsky.social @masspolprofmo.bsky.social
Join us at our 2026 National Conference in Houston! - Network For Public Education
Join us in Houston, Texas! We are especially excited to announce that next year’s conference will take place in Conroe, Texas (Greater Houston area) — home to some of our most passionate allies in the...
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Today, I signed an Executive Order temporarily repealing bedtimes in the City of New York so that kids of all ages can watch our team in the NBA Finals. As Mayor, you’re forced to make many difficult decisions. This was not one of them. Go Knicks.
“The Schools of Hope program is not really about choice. It is a deliberate effort by the state to shift space, resources and decision-making power away from neighborhood schools and into private hands. That is outrageous, but not surprising.” www.aol.com/articles/sou...
My South Florida school is thriving, yet it’s forced to share space with charter | Opinion - AOL
By labeling parts of Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High campus “underutilized,” the state is taking away our ability to grow.
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