Diane Ravitch Launches Network For Public Education; Closure News In Philadelphia, Chicago, New York -- Ed Today
THE NETWORK FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION (CLICK PICTURE)
WE ARE MANY. THERE IS POWER IN OUR NUMBERS. TOGETHER, WE WILL SAVE OUR SCHOOLS. THE NETWORK FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION
Diane Ravitch's New Group On Wednesday morning, a group of education activists across the country -- including Leonie Haimson, Anthony Cody, and Diane Ravitch, the fierce historian-cum-reform-fighter -- announced the launch of the Network for Public Education. The group aims to fight off state advocacy groups such as StudentsFirst and Democrats for Education Reform that push a particular school-related agenda including charter schools and teacher evaluations based, in part, on student test scores. Ravitch told Politics K12 that the group plans to endorse specific candidates, but won't be donating to them -- unlike the groups they're fighting.
How is it funded? According to a spreadsheet of funders Cody sent me yesterday, all the donations are pretty small from some names that are familiar in the space. By Wednesday at around 10 a.m., the group's largest donation was $250. "The total, four hours post launch, is $3155, and about 90 donors," he said in an email at the time. By 4 p.m., that number was up to $4,000, Cody the Times.
As for the unions -- Randi tweeted her support, but I'm waiting to hear back from the National Education
How is it funded? According to a spreadsheet of funders Cody sent me yesterday, all the donations are pretty small from some names that are familiar in the space. By Wednesday at around 10 a.m., the group's largest donation was $250. "The total, four hours post launch, is $3155, and about 90 donors," he said in an email at the time. By 4 p.m., that number was up to $4,000, Cody the Times.
As for the unions -- Randi tweeted her support, but I'm waiting to hear back from the National Education