Tim Walker is a senior writer/editor for NEAToday. In this recent piece, he explains how vouchers create problems for rural schools. - Vouchers also have a staggering record of failure. https://networkforpubliceducation.org/blog-content/tim-walker-vouchers-deliver-blow-to-rural-schools/ #Privatization

CURMUDGUCATION: Oklahoma's Red-Blooded Teacher MAGA Loyalty Anti-Woke Test https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2025/08/oklahomas-red-blooded-teacher-maga.html?spref=tw #MainlyMalarkey

Expert Douses Boston Globe's “Science of Reading” Advocacy - I presented on SoR with Dr. Aydarova at this year's Network for Public Education conference. She is a well informed researcher. https://www.masspoliticsprofs.org/2025/08/08/expert-douses-boston-globes-science-of-reading-advocacy/ via @masspoliprofs #Privatization

California Redistricting Is More Urgent Than You Might Think - Some people are saying that the single star on the Texas state flag is actually a Yelp rating. https://dougporter.substack.com/p/california-redistricting-is-more?publication_id=675234&post_id=170470404&isFreemail=true&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo4MDk5MDcsInBvc3RfaWQiOjE3MDQ3MDQwNCwiaWF0IjoxNzU0Njc2ODMxLCJleHAiOjE3NTcyNjg4MzEsImlzcyI6InB1Yi02NzUyMzQiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.kTbUgwCxknwuh87qUbz7GKwrzPosT0yFBjcyvbpNKIo&r=hcxf&triedRedirect=true #SickPolitics

Jennifer Frey: College Students Are Eager to Engage in the Liberal Arts - When students realize their own humanity is at stake in their education, they are deeply invested in it. https://dianeravitch.net/2025/08/08/jennifer-frey-college-students-are-eager-to-engage-in-the-liberal-arts/ via @dianeravitch #EducationMatters

John Thompson: Immigrant Children in Oklahoma Live in Fear - A really sad story in racist America. https://dianeravitch.net/2025/08/08/john-thompson-immigrant-children-in-oklahoma-live-in-fear/ via @dianeravitch #SickPolitics

Peter Greene: A Major For-Profit Chain Implodes - Yes education profiteering has a down side. https://dianeravitch.net/2025/08/07/peter-greene-a-major-charter-chain-implodes/ via @dianeravitch #Privatization

Jennifer Berkshire: How Democrats Miss the Boat on Education Issues - A study found that the worst candidates Democrats can run are corporate executives. Add one more category: corporate education reformer. https://dianeravitch.net/2025/08/07/jennifer-berkshire-how-democrats-miss-the-boat-on-education-issues/ via @dianeravitch #EducationMatters

Study ties warming Earth to state's earlier fire season - This is a study done in California https://enewspaper.sandiegouniontribune.com/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=5ff338ba-82cf-4f61-94d1-6ba8d28a79fc&share=true #ClimateCrisis

Network for Public Education Tracks a Charter School Sector in Decline - The charter school sector is now characterized by stagnation, retrenchment, and rising school closures. https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2025/08/07/network-for-public-education-tracks-a-charter-school-sector-in-decline/ via @janresseger #Privatization