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1 week ago | 
observatory.wiki | Sy Montgomery |Damon Orion |Jeff Bryant |Erica Cirino
This guide will take you through examples of the regenerative, moneyless economy that is sometimes called “collaborative consumption.” The moneyless, sharing-based economy creates the opportunity to opt out of the mentality of disposability and the idea that “more is better,” both of which many of us are bombarded with from birth.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
counterpunch.org | Jeff Bryant
A podcast about the state takeover of the Houston Independent School District (HISD), which Houston Public Media (HPM) produced, promoted, and then quietly killed before it debuted, has been shared with Our Schools.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
progressive.org | Jeff Bryant
In a general election that was by-and-large disastrous for the Democratic Party, voters across the political spectrum united to oppose efforts by Republicans to privatize and politicize public schools. The wins mostly occurred in red states that voted for President-elect Donald Trump, who has called for shuttering the U.S. Department of Education, accused schools of indoctrinating students, vowed to privatize education, and pledged to defund schools that teach “liberal” curriculum.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
progressive.org | Jeff Bryant
In 2016, Boston’s Mattahunt Elementary was a school on the brink.
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
portside.org | Jeff Bryant
Will Tim Walz Make Democrats the Education Party Again? Published August 16, 2024 In choosing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate, Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has not only picked a progressive governor and a Midwestern populist to lead the party’s national ticket but she also may have signaled that the Democratic Party is ready to take back its reputation as the education party.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
counterpunch.org | Jeff Bryant
In choosing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate, Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has not only picked a progressive governor and a Midwestern populist to lead the party’s national ticket but she also may have signaled that the Democratic Party is ready to take back its reputation as the education party.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
progressive.org | Jeff Bryant
Now that abolishing the U.S. Department of Education has become the default position of the Republican Party, charter schools—which educate about 7 percent of K-12 students in the U.S.—also appear to be in disfavor in today’s more radical GOP. Indeed, if Trump returns to the White House and a Republican majority in Congress acts on their pledge to shut down the federal government’s involvement in education policy, charter schools would be irreparably harmed.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
clarksvillenow.com | Jeff Bryant
Clarksville Now publishes opinion pieces representing both sides of a variety of topics. Opinions presented do not necessarily reflect those of the newsroom or management. To join the conversation, email your opinion piece to [email protected].
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
blackagendareport.com | David Rutherford |Victoria Theisen-Homer |Stan Karp |Jeff Bryant
Jay Z has consistently shown his willingness to sell out his own to be used as a Black face to run cover for conservative political endeavors. Originally published in Grassroots Thinking. Monday, members of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Pennsylvania chapter rallied in front of Pennsylvania’s State Capitol to oppose Senate Bill 757’s controversial school voucher program called PASS — Pennsylvania Award for Student Success.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
counterpunch.org | Jeff Bryant
“Until now, we haven’t even tried to make big-city school districts work, especially for children of color,” Jhoanna Maldonado said when Our Schools asked her to describe what Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and his supporters have in mind for the public school system of the nation’s third-largest city.
