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Should rich families be allowed to fundraise a better public school education for their kids?

The Hechinger Report

A key priority at the meeting: Ensuring all children had access to a good education and skilled teachers. Over the decades, however, local PTAs shifted their attention and efforts away from advocacy work to fundraising for individual schools. Related: A parent-led effort to close the digital divide. Credit: Dawn Larson.

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The Politics of Education Technology

Hack Education

Since 1970, DeVos family members have invested at least $200 million in a host of right-wing causes – think tanks, media outlets, political committees, evangelical outfits, and a string of advocacy groups. ” Accessibility and Technology (and the Role of Governments and Corporations). What will happen to the FCC?