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Public vs. Private Schools: How the Nation Feels About US Education

And what about vouchers?
By John A. Tures
Lamont Repollet (left) and Phil Murphy.

NJ Politics Digest: Is State Running a ‘Stealth Moratorium’ on Charter Schools?

Charter school advocates say Repollet issued his denials to 13 schools without even interviewing the applicants.
By Observer Politics Team
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a press conference to announce that Spotify will move an office to 4 World Trade Center in the Financial District, February 15, 2017 in New York City.

Cuomo Rips State Legislature for Failing to Extend de Blasio’s Control of NYC Schools

Andrew Cuomo indicated he would call the Assembly and State Senate back to Albany to make a deal on mayoral control of New York City schools.
By Madina Toure
Former U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan with ex-President Barack Obama.

Obama’s Education Secretary Implores Albany to Find Compromise on Mayoral Control of NYC Schools

By Will Bredderman
Mayor Bill de Blasio held a mayoral control rally at City Hall.

De Blasio to Albany: ‘Pass Mayoral Control Now’

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio works with a student on a science project during a visit to a pre-K classroom in Manhattan.

De Blasio Says GOP State Senate Should Hand Him Mayoral Control of Schools Again—With No Negotiation

By Will Bredderman
Harlem resident Mildred Rotondo was among hundreds of protesters blasting House Speaker Paul Ryan as he was visiting Success Academy 1 in Harlem.

‘Get That Fascist Out of Town’—Protesters Blast Paul Ryan During Harlem Charter Visit

By Madina Toure
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, who is leading the push to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

NYC Council Speaker Slams Charter School CEO for Inviting Paul Ryan to Visit

By Madina Toure
Protestors demonstrate against President Trump's nominee for secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, on Capitol Hill on February 6, 2017 in Washington, DC.

Charter Schools Create a Rising Tide for All Students

By The Editors
Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina providing an update on the city's Advanced Placement for All initiative at the Young Women's Leadership School of Astoria.

NYC Mayor Says Would-Be Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s Voucher Plans Won’t Get Far

By Madina Toure
NEW YORK - APRIL 29: Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Success Charter Network Eva Moskowitz attends the Tribeca Talks: "The Lottery" during the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival at the School of Visual Arts Theater on April 29, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Dario Cantatore/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)

Comptroller Reports Financial Irregularities at Eva Moskowitz’s Success Academy

By Madina Toure
Eva Moskowitz.

Charter School Queen Eva Moskowitz Says She Won’t Be Donald Trump’s Education Secretary

By Will Bredderman
Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at the Association for a Better New York breakfast.

De Blasio Says 16,000 New City Employees Is ‘Best Money Spent’

By Madina Toure
Be wary of false narratives about public schools.

Carmen Fariña: Keep Politics Out of the Classroom

By Carmen Fariña
Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at Port Richmond High School on Staten Island.

De Blasio: Charter and Public Schools Should Work Together

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio testifies to a House subcommittee on terrorism cuts.

Bill de Blasio: Some Charter Schools ‘Sadly Have a Long History of Exclusion’

By Madina Toure
Assemblyman Carl Heastie.

Assembly Speaker ‘Tired of Getting Caught in Between the Governor and the Mayor’

By Will Bredderman
Calvin Trillin reflects on a half century of reporting and "deadline poetry."

Calvin Trillin Marches Back to the Civil Rights Movement

By David Wallis
Micah Lasher.

Democrat Leaves Work for Bloomberg, Charter School Group Off His Campaign Literature

By Will Bredderman
Spelling Effort Popcorn Party

Why We Are Not a ‘No Excuses’ Charter School

By Michele Caracappa

Baraka Fires Back at Christie Over Newark School Control

By Alyana Alfaro
Christie.

Christie: Baraka’s Stance on Charters Gives ‘Great Pause’

By Alyana Alfaro
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.

Ruben Diaz Bronx Cheers Bill de Blasio in State of Borough Speech

By Will Bredderman
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 03: The view from the 63rd floor of One World Trade Center, which opens for business today, is seen on November 3, 2014 in New York City. The skyscraper is 104 stories tall and cost $3.9 billion; it opens more than 13 years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, destroyed the original World Trade Center buildings. Officials say the building is currently at 60% occupancy, with Conde Nast as one of the first major tenants to move in. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Making a Tale of Two Cities Come True

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