On AlterNet: public schools

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "public schools"

What Does Rupert Murdoch Want With America's Schools?

Stephanie Mencimer, Mother Jones Online. September 23, 2011.

Murdoch has made it very clear that he views America's public schools as a potential gold mine.

The Religious Right and GOP Escalate Battle to Destroy Public Schools

Joseph L. Conn, Church & State Magazine. June 5, 2011.

The push for vouchers is not about “education reform," but part of a national drive to radically privatize education.

Why Is the Religious Right Obsessed With Other People's Sex Lives?

Pam Chamberlain, The Public Eye. March 3, 2009.

Abstinence-only sex ed is a tool of ideological management that is deeply entrenched in American culture and social policy.

Turning 'Yes We Can' into 'Yes We Will!'

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. January 7, 2009.

Pressuring Obama to commit to fixing our public education system.

Public Military Academies: Prep Schools? Or Blatant Recruitment Pools?

Allen McDuffee, In These Times. September 19, 2008.

Public school systems are increasingly opening their doors to military academies -- primarily in poor urban areas.

The Religious Right's New Tactics for Invading Public Schools

Rob Boston, Church and State. October 4, 2007.

As the school year gets under way, public schools around the nation are under siege from Religious Right pressure groups determined to turn them into instruments of evangelism.

The Case Against The Bible In Public Schools

Bruce Wilson, AlterNet: PEEK. May 3, 2007.

Bruce Wilson: How Bible classes would trample religious and cultural diversity.

Christian Right Wants Bigfoot, UFO's, Elvis in Science Curriculum?

Bruce Wilson, AlterNet: PEEK. April 6, 2007.

Bruce Wilson: "Teach The Controversy", A Bold New Pedagology

Chuck Norris Wants To Kick Secularism's Ass? [VIDEO]

Bruce Wilson, AlterNet: PEEK. March 24, 2007.

Bruce Wilson: Bible Course With Fake History In Schools From NJ To TX ?