Marla Kilfoyle

Charter School Reckoning: Decline, Disillusionment and Cost - Network For Public Education Part I: Decline, the first installment of a three-part report, Charter School Reckoning,  presents sobering findings on the stagnation, retrenchment, and accelerating closures plaguing the charter school sector as it enters its fourth decade. The report, published by the National Center for Charter School Accountability, documents that in the first half of 2025 alone, 50 […]

Charter CEOs are getting rich.
One pocketed $700K from a side job—while his school failed its students.

Where’s the oversight for mega-charters?
#CharterGrift

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Charter School Reckoning: Decline, Disillusionment and Cost - Network For Public Education Part I: Decline, the first installment of a three-part report, Charter School Reckoning,  presents sobering findings on the stagnation, retrenchment, and accelerating closures plaguing the charter school sector as it enters its fourth decade. The report, published by the National Center for Charter School Accountability, documents that in the first half of 2025 alone, 50 […]

One school. 23,000 students. 4.7% math proficiency.

Meet Commonwealth Charter Academy—America’s largest cyber charter.
Public dollars. Dismal results. #TooBigToSucceed

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Charter School Reckoning: Decline, Disillusionment and Cost - Network For Public Education Part I: Decline, the first installment of a three-part report, Charter School Reckoning,  presents sobering findings on the stagnation, retrenchment, and accelerating closures plaguing the charter school sector as it enters its fourth decade. The report, published by the National Center for Charter School Accountability, documents that in the first half of 2025 alone, 50 […]

There is no Charter School “million-student waitlist.”

There are empty classrooms, declining enrollment, and schools closing mid-year. #CharterMythBusted

Stop the waste. Start the reckoning.

Read NPE's new report #CharterSchoolReckoning to learn more networkforpubliceduc...

New Report Reveals Little Growth in the Charter School Sector Despite Years of Increasing Federal Investment NEW YORK, July 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Center for Charter School Accountability (NCCSA), a project of the Network for Public Education, has released the first in a three-part report series titled Charter School Reckoning: Decline, Disillusionment, and Cost. Part I: Decline presents sobering findings on the stagnation, retrenchment, and accelerating closures plaguing the charter school sector. The report documents that in the first half of 2025, 50 charter schools announced closures, many without warning, adding to the 218 charter schools that closed or never opened between 2022 and 2024. Meanwhile, new school openings have dramatically slowed, with a net gain of only 11 more charter schools between 2022-23 and 2023–24— a stark contrast to the hundreds added annually in prior decades.

New Report Reveals Little Growth in the Charter School Sector Despite Years of Increasing Federal Investment
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Fantastic piece on @officialznet.bsky.social by @jeffbinnc.bsky.social How Charter Schools Promote ‘Development Off the Backs of Children’ - When charter schools are used as “a tool for economic development,” kids and communities suffer. znetwork.org/znetart...

Declining Dems for Education Reform (DFER) Seeks Salvation in MAGA Regime. pv4ps.org/declining-...

New post on Public Voices for Public Schools by Maurice Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social

Does Hochul’s proposed mask ban include ICE agents? @democracynow.org @dianeravitch.bsky.social @danielatonna.bsky.social @demsocialists.bsky.social @mhvdsa.bsky.social @jvp.bsky.social @jamaalbowmanny.bsky.social @gilduran.com @teka21.bsky.social @marlakilfoyle.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social

Some impt insights here from @carolburris.bsky.social. As charter lobbyists succeeded in advocating for a free-market, deregulated version, charters have come to look less and less like state actors.
Of course, the current SCOTUS majority is rarely troubled by evidence, anyway.

With Religious Charters, the Charter Lobby’s Chickens Have Come Home to Roost pv4ps.org/with-relig...

@carolburris.bsky.social in Public Voices for Public Schools

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Rep. Rosa DeLauro: Trump and Musk Want to Fire Nearly 300,000 Teachers Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut is a stalwart ally of public schools. When Democrats controlled the House of Representatives, she was chair of the powerful House Appropriations Committee …

Rep. DeLauro issued a warning about the deep cuts to education that Trump and Musk are planning - They want to fire 300,000 teachers!

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Find out how Colorado voters REJECTED an effort by right wing groups to push VOUCHERS under the guise of "school choice." networkforpubliceducation.org/2025-nationa...
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Find out why Colorado voters REJECTED an effort by right wing groups to push VOUCHERS under the guise of "school choice."
@npeaction.bsky.social @marlakilfoyle.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social @julielb.bsky.social @derekwblack.bsky.social @propublica.org @publicedpartners.bsky.social

Selling Out Our Public Schools | Diane Ravitch Donald Trump promised that he will make public funds available to private as well as religious schools in every state, and this is what his party wants,

Selling Out Our Public Schools - www.nybooks.com/arti... @dianeravitch.bsky.social in @nybooks.com

Linda McMahon: Unfit to Serve Children Linda McMahon will not protect America's children from Elon Musk's sledgehammer when he destroys the programs they need--programs that protect the rights of students with disabilities, that fund remedial reading teachers, and that help middle-class families get college loans. She cannot protect what she does not understand. Ms. McMahon is unqualified and inexperienced in school governance. She has demonstrated little interest in children or schools outside of a short, politically appointed stint on the Connecticut Board of Education. The World Wrestling Entertainment industry she chose to develop glorifies violence and bullying, thus presenting negative behavior and role models for children. She has a clear and consistent history of ignoring the abuse of employees--both young and old. Ms. McMahon, the chair of the America First Institute, which supports school choice through the money-follows-the-child voucher model, will follow the lead of Trump and Musk. Please inform the members of the Senate HELP Committee that Linda McMahon is an unacceptable choice to lead the Department of Education and is unfit to serve our nation's children.

McMahon's hearing is tomorrow. She will have no problem taking a sledgehammer to US Dept of Ed programs that children depend on. Don't like this! SHARE it. And send your email to HELP Committee TODAY! actionnetwork.org/le...

So excited! I will be in Columbus on April 5th and 6th for the NPE/NPE Action Conference. The weekend begins with a conversation between @dianeravitch.bsky.social & @joshcowenmsu.bsky.social Registration networkforpubliceduc... #NPE2025Columbus

Come join us in Columbus on April 5th and 6th for the NPE/NPE Action Conference. We kick off the weekend with a conversation between @dianeravitch.bsky.social & @joshcowenmsu.bsky.social Registration here networkforpubliceduc... #NPE2025Columbus

State School Boards: Policy & Power in the Fight Against Privatization & for Public Schools will be one of the panels at the NPE/NPE Action Conference on April 5th & 6th Join us to listen to this discussion networkforpubliceduc... #NPE2025Columbus

Lawsuit, state investigations find problems at chain of North Carolina charter schools WBTV Investigates: Parents raise questions about Arizona-based charter school company

#AnotherDayAnotherCharterScandal - Lawsuit, state investigations find problems at chain of North Carolina charter schools www.wbtv.com/2025/02...

Kakistocracy Watch: Linda McMahon Edition Education Department nominee Linda McMahon's primary qualifications seem to unwavering loyalty and massive financial support for Donald Trump. 

People For - Kakistocracy Watch: Linda McMahon Edition www.peoplefor.org/ri...

“If Linda McMahon failed to create a safe and respectful culture in her company, how can we trust her to advocate for students, teachers, and schools?” @electrobrogers.bsky.social

#NPE2025Columbus will feature an incredible panel w/ @derekwblack.bsky.social & Taifha Natalee Alexander - The Fight for Educational Freedom: From the Criminalization of Literacy to the Banning of Ideas. Don’t delay, register today networkforpubliceduc...

Tell the Senate HELP Committee: Protect Children's Health The removal of Center for Disease Control and Prevention data on teenage health, along with the nomination of anti-vaccination activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., pose a clear and present danger to our children's health. Send your letter to let the Senate Committee that oversees Health and Education know that children's health, not politics, must come first.

Tell the Senate HELP Committee: Protect Children's Health!

Send your email today to the Senate Committee that overseas Health and Education! NPE Action makes it easy with Action Network. actionnetwork.org/le...

The Campaign to Destroy Public Schools | Diane Ravitch “It is called ‘school choice,’ but the schools choose, not the students or families.”

The amazing @dianeravitch.bsky.social speaking the truth! The Campaign to Destroy Public Schools https://www.nybooks.com/online/2025/02/01/the-campaign-to-destroy-public-schools-diane-ravitch/ @mcolorado.bsky.social @ppssf.bsky.social @floridapolicy.bsky.social

Trump’s latest executive order overreaches to steal money from public school students to fund private school vouchers | NEA Trump is using his Project 2025 playbook to privatize education because he knows vouchers have repeatedly been a failure in Congress and rejected by voters at the ballot box

Trump’s latest executive order overreaches to steal money from public school students to fund private school vouchers

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The Toxic WWE Leadership of Linda McMahon: A Lifelong Wrestling Fan’s Take  - Public Voices For Public Schools The WWE thrived on a culture of exploitation, misogyny, and cruelty.

“If Linda McMahon failed to create a safe and respectful culture in her company, how can we trust her to advocate for students, teachers, and schools?” pv4ps.org/the-toxic-ww...

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The Toxic WWE Leadership of Linda McMahon: A Lifelong Wrestling Fan’s Take  - Public Voices For Public Schools The WWE thrived on a culture of exploitation, misogyny, and cruelty.

Long-time WWE fan makes the case why Linda McMahon is a terrible choice for US ED Dept. @rweingarten.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov pv4ps.org/the-toxic-ww...

Trump Nominates Controversial Penny Schwinn for Deputy Ed Sec President Donald Trump has nominated former Tennessee Ed chief, the controversy-steeped Penny Schwinn, for the position of US deputy secretary of education, a post that requires Senate confirmation…

Mercedes Schneider - Trump Nominates Controversial Penny Schwinn for Deputy Ed Sec https://deutsch29.wordpress.com/2025/01/20/trump-nominates-controversial-penny-schwinn-for-deputy-ed-sec/

@dianeravitch.bsky.social just published her review of the Trump education agenda. A must read and share https://dianeravitch.net/2025/01/11/just-published-my-review-of-the-trump-education-agenda/

West Virginia is Closing its Public Schools.  Your State May Be Next. - Public Voices For Public Schools Seven schools will close in the next few years due to declining enrollment, joining the 53 that closed in the past five years.

An important warning from @carolburris.bsky.social - West Virginia is Closing its Public Schools. Your State May Be Next. https://pv4ps.org/west-virginia-is-closing-its-public-schools-your-state-may-be-next/ #Edusky #education

School Choice Is Not What It Sounds Like The movement’s ultimate objective is to put an end to public responsibility for education entirely.

The libertarian right has openly dreamed of ending public education for the past seventy years, and they have made extraordinary progress. School choice is not what you think it is.
https://progressive.org/public-schools-advocate/school-choice-is-not-what-it-sounds-like-burris-20250101/

School Choice Is Not What It Sounds Like The movement’s ultimate objective is to put an end to public responsibility for education entirely.

As public responsibility for schooling shifts to parents, educational subsidies will be reduced until the Rights dream of a fully for-profit marketplace that competes for students is achieved.
https://progressive.org/public-schools-advocate/school-choice-is-not-what-it-sounds-like-burris-20250101/