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Push to shutter Oakland charter school hinges on a misguided approach to accountability

Palo Alto Online

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July 7, 2026

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Narrative Analysis: Name Calling

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Jerry Brown Jerry Brown was the 34th and 39th governor of California. He was previously elected California Attorney General and Secretary of State, and served two terms as Oakland mayor. The promise of American public education rests on a []

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Diane Ravitch's blog

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· Jul 3, 2026

Peter Greene: The District Turned Down a Charter School, the State Imposed It

The Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board has made some charter fans big mad, and now the courts will be involved. FNSBSD last fall dealt with a request to open a charter school in the district, to be the Pearl Creek Steam Charter School. The board voted unanimously to deny the request. They had plenty of reasons– 52 []

The Daily Signal

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· Jul 2, 2026

GOP Lawmakers Move to Scrap Federal Rule Critics Say Unfairly Targets Career Schools

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., is set to introduce a bill to repeal a federal rule skewing higher education funding. Currently, career and technical schools are being singled out while traditional public and nonprofit colleges and universities are exempt. “Washington should not pick winners and losers in higher education,” Harris told the...

ASCD SmartBrief

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· Jul 1, 2026

Student councils drive change in L.A. schools

Student advisory councils in the Los Angeles school district are playing a crucial role in shaping district policy by address -More-

The Hechinger Report

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· Jun 29, 2026

Key to helping boys in school: Make them feel safe to be themselves

OAKLAND, Calif. — It’s a Friday morning at Oakland Unity Middle School, a public charter school nestled between residential buildings in East Oakland, and Austin Razavi is announcing the morning advisory prompt. “I’ll give you 10, 15 seconds to think about it,” Razavi said to the group of 15 mixed-grade middle school boys who had [] The post Key to helping boys in school: Make them feel safe to be themselves appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

Minding the Campus

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· Jun 25, 2026

Report Finds Ivy League Boards Lean Heavily Democratic

I heard someone say in conversation something like, I’ve talked to the members of the Harvard Board of Overseers. They’re on the left, they don’t really know how radical the campuses have become—or they approve of the transformation. They don’t ever talk to anyone outside of their bubble to tell them that there’s a problem [] The post Report Finds Ivy League Boards Lean Heavily Democratic appeared first on Minding The Campus.

Off The Press

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· Jul 2, 2026

GOP lawmakers move to scrap federal rule critics say unfairly targets career schools

Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., is set to introduce a bill to repeal a federal rule skewing higher education funding. Currently, career and technical schools are being singled out while traditional public and nonprofit colleges and universities are exempt. “Washington should not pick winners and losers in higher education,” Harris told the Daily Signal. “Career schools []...Click to read more

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Related coverage for "Push to shutter Oakland charter school hinges on a misguided approach to accountability": Diane Ravitch's blog — Peter Greene: The District Turned Down a Charter School, the State Imposed It. The Daily Signal — GOP Lawmakers Move to Scrap Federal Rule Critics Say Unfairly Targets Career Schools. ASCD SmartBrief — Student councils drive change in L.A. schools. The Hechinger Report — Key to helping boys in school: Make them feel safe to be themselves. Minding the Campus — Report Finds Ivy League Boards Lean Heavily Democratic. Off The Press — GOP lawmakers move to scrap federal rule critics say unfairly targets career schools