1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (139+ words) So-called school choice advocates are now saying it out loud. They don’t believe public schools should exist. At all. Florida’s new Commissioner of Education is talking big about ending public schools and moving to a system where the state hands…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (307+ words) In a statement released to the media, Memphis parent advocacy group Memphis Lift called on a federal court to allow a state takeover of schools in Memphis. That planned takeover – initiated by state legislators in the most recent session of…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (106+ words) A recently-released analysis of teacher compensation relative to other professions shows that teachers in Tennessee face a nearly 30% pay gap compared to similarly-trained professionals. In Tennessee, the story is particularly bleak. The teacher pay penalty is nearly 30% – worse than the…...