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Nov 1, 2024 | 
progressivepolicy.org | Tressa Pankovits |Joe Nathan |Alyssa Brown
By Tressa Pankovits and Joe NathanBy this stage of the election, it’s difficult to find something to write about the candidates for president and vice president that hasn’t been repeated dozens of times, but here’s one. Conventional wisdom has it that because Kamala Harris and her running mate have courted the teachers unions, they believe that charter schools are the enemy. Maybe there’s hope that they don’t.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
progressivepolicy.org | Tressa Pankovits |Will Marshall
Find the Preface by Will Marshall in the full report below. INTRODUCTIONCharter schools are public schools, free and open to all. Like traditional public schools, charter schools are prohibited from charging tuition, must not discriminate in admissions or be religious in their operation or affiliation, and are overseen by a public entity. Much has transpired since the first charter school law was approved in 1991 by the state of Minnesota.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
pressreleasepoint.com | Tressa Pankovits
Primary tabsView(active tab)Track Submitted by Progressive Pol... on Mon, 06/17/2024 - 15:57 British voters go to the polls in less than a month. All signs point to a crushing defeat for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Conservative Party after 14 chaotic years in power. The Labour Party, ably led by Keir Starmer, is leading the Tories in polls by more than 20 points and appears poised for a strong victory.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
progressivepolicy.org | Tressa Pankovits
By Tressa PankovitsBritish voters go to the polls in less than a month. All signs point to a crushing defeat for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Conservative Party after 14 chaotic years in power. The Labour Party, ably led by Keir Starmer, is leading the Tories in polls by more than 20 points and appears poised for a strong victory. Like here at home, U.K. voters say the economy is their most important issue.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
progressivepolicy.org | Tressa Pankovits
Pankovits for The Orange County Register: Moderate Sen. Bill Dodd should withdraw misguided anti-charter school bill 04.26.2024 By Tressa PankovitsSenator Bill Dodd, D-Napa, bills himself a moderate with pragmatic priorities. So, it’s puzzling that he’d introduce Senate Bill 1380. SB 1380 would authorize school district boards to deny charter school applications if it had closed a school within the past five years.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
ocregister.com | Tressa Pankovits
Senator Bill Dodd, D-Napa, bills himself a moderate with pragmatic priorities. So, it’s puzzling that he’d introduce Senate Bill 1380. SB 1380 would authorize school district boards to deny charter school applications if it had closed a school within the past five years. It would also gut county education boards’ authority to overrule the local board’s denial. Elected school board members are politicians.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
coloradopolitics.com | Tressa Pankovits
Three suburban Colorado legislators last month introduced a bill designed to run public charter schools out of the state. Yet, most charter schools serve urban, not suburban, children. In Colorado, 49.5% of all charter school students live in a city. Not surprisingly, more than half are non-white. Additionally, almost 40% are eligible for a free or reduced lunch, which is how education systems measure low-income students.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
progressivepolicy.org | Tressa Pankovits
Pankovits for Colorado Politics: Lawmakers pick on low-income children of color 04.08.2024 By Tressa PankovitsThree suburban Colorado legislators last month introduced a bill designed to run public charter schools out of the state. Yet, most charter schools serve urban, not suburban, children. In Colorado, 49.5% of all charter school students live in a city. Not surprisingly, more than half are non-white.
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Mar 6, 2024 | 
wsj.com | Tressa Pankovits
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Mar 6, 2024 | 
progressivepolicy.org | Tressa Pankovits
By Tressa PankovitsJoe Biden needs a winning issue to save his struggling campaign. He has one in public school choice and would benefit from spotlighting it in his State of the Union address Thursday evening. The president hasn’t spoken much on the issue since 2020, when he disparaged charter schools. That was a mistake then, as it would be today. Talking positively about the issue would attract working-class and low-income voters who can’t afford to leave their poorly performing public schools.
