Peter Greene

Jan 17, 2025 | buckscountybeacon.com | Peter Greene

MacKenzie Price has made headlines with a charter school that uses two hours of AI instead of human teachers, then expanded that model to cyber schools under the “Unbound Academic Institute” brand. Now she is awaiting approval from the Pennsylvania Department of Education that would bring that same cyber charter model to cash in on the commonwealth’s already-crowded, yet still profitable, cyber school marketplace.

Jan 15, 2025 | buckscountybeacon.com | Peter Greene

A new report from the Network for Public Education details how badly the charter school industry has been failing that taxpayers who fund it. The Network for Public Education was founded by educator Anthony Cody and noted education historian Diane Ravitch. The group seeks to “preserve, promote, improve and strengthen public schools for both current and future generations of students.” The group has produced numerous reports about public schools, charter schools and voucher programs.

Jan 11, 2025 | curmudgucation.substack.com | Peter Greene

You've probably heard about the "success sequence," the idea that if young people do the right stuff in the right order-- finish school, get a job, get married, have a kid-- they are less likely to end up poor.

Jan 9, 2025 | englishteacherweekly.substack.com | Andrew Campbell |Maya C. Popa |Peter Greene

Welcome to English Teacher Weekly—your source for what’s worthwhile from the worlds of literature, education, Christian thought, and the humanities. This edition marks the second anniversary of ETW, and I’d like to say thank you for the support. I plan to continue this project into 2025 by doubling down on my original vision—to be a great place for people to connect to the literary and educational worlds that I love. Two goals for the new year: Make it weirder. Make it shorter.

Dec 9, 2024 | buckscountybeacon.com | Peter Greene

When the Trump administration takes charge next year, what can Pennsylvanians expect when it comes to public education? That’s a tough prediction to make. Unlike previous education secretary Betsy DeVos, Linda McMahon, the professional wrestling executive put in charge of the department of education, does not have much of a track record with education.