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CarolCorbettBurris
@carolburris.bsky.social
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The Executive Director of the Network for Public Education, retired teacher & award-winning HS principal, & author of On the Same Track. Lover of democratically governed public schools and democracy.
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Too many working families are facing real financial uncertainty and higher healthcare costs at the hands of the Trump Administration.
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Jon Stewart and I agree:

AI must work for everybody, not just a handful of billionaires.
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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a4pep.bsky.social
Read the research about the grift and hoax behind the ubiquitous so called "science" of reading-a corporate-led education "reform," costing school districts millions of dollars. @npeaction.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social

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University of Chicago Press Journals: Cookie absent
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November 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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NAACP says NO to the "enactment of policies that have undermined public education while simultaneously promoting private and charter school alternatives." @npeaction.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social @coloradonewsline.com
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The Harmful Effects of School Choice Initiatives on Public Education and the Disproportionately Harmful Effects on Students of Color
NAACP hereby strongly restates its opposition to school choice initiatives in light of the potential dismantling of the U. S. Department of Education.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Former EdSec @arneduncan.bsky.social is wrong.
Govs likely won't be able to "ensur[e] that the students with the greatest needs are prioritized" by Trump's SGO/voucher program. wapo.st/3LkhIP7.
Welner explains why: nepc.colorado.edu/publication/....
@joshcowenmi.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social
Opinion | America is in an ‘education depression.’ This solution is a no-brainer.
Democrats can regain the educational (and moral) high ground with this federal program.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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I love this for them!
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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yes. and the people did not buy their old bs playbook.
November 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
carolburris.bsky.social
All those millions in reformy dollars were wasted on the Denver school board race. hooray www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...
Union-backed candidates leading in Denver school board election results
Four seats on the seven-member Denver school board were up for election.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Mark your calendar & register today. Join @carolburris.bsky.social in conversation w/ @dianeravitch.bsky.social on 11/10 at 3:30 EST. Diane will be discussing her memoir: An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else

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Join NPE President Diane Ravitch as she discusses her new memoir - Network For Public Education
Join NPE President Diane Ravitch as she and Carol Burris discuss her recently released memoir. An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else is a beautifully written account of both the personal and professional growth of this hero of public education. This is a discussion you will not want to […]
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October 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Billionaire "Dark Money" is in Denver's school board race-to privatize the school system. @dianeravitch.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social @npeaction.bsky.social @network4pubed.bsky.social @cocharterwatch.bsky.social @philinvestigates.com @palan57.bsky.social

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October 29, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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What Will Our Era Be Called? Naming the Age of American Reckoning cloakinginequity.com/2025/10/30/w... @marcelias.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social @keithboykin.bsky.social @joyannreid.bsky.social
What Will Our Era Be Called? Naming the Age of American Reckoning
History always gives names to moments that once felt impossible to define. We talk about the Roaring Twenties, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Great Depression as if they wer…
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October 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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November 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Join NPE Pres @dianeravitch.bsky.social & NPE Exec Dir @carolburris.bsky.social on Mon. Nov. 10 at 3:30 EST in a discussion about Diane's memoir: An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else

To register go here networkforpubliceduc...
Join NPE President Diane Ravitch as she discusses her new memoir - Network For Public Education
Join NPE President Diane Ravitch as she and Carol Burris discuss her recently released memoir. An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else is a beautifully written account of both the personal and professional growth of this hero of public education. This is a discussion you will not want to […]
networkforpubliceducation.org
October 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Don't export the NOLA approach to other districts. @carolburris.bsky.social explains why the sales pitches are built on quicksand.
October 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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@carolburris.bsky.social in @theprogressivemag.bsky.social - The ‘Miracle’ of New Orleans School Reform Since Katrina Is Not What It Seems progressive.org/publ... @moreperfectunion.bsky.social @nepc.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social @itpi.bsky.social @edupolicyinst.bsky.social
The ‘Miracle’ of New Orleans School Reform Since Katrina Is Not What It Seems
The city’s all-charter school experiment is a cautionary tale about what happens when democracy is stripped from public education.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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"The truth is that the all-charter experiment in New Orleans was built on the displacement of Black educators, the silencing of parents, and the infusion of foundation dollars with strings attached." @carolburris.bsky.social #CharterSchoolFail
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Meet Our Fellows
Meet Our Fellows
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October 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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"The truth is that the all-charter experiment in New Orleans was built on the displacement of Black educators, the silencing of parents, and the infusion of foundation dollars with strings attached." progressive.org/public-schoo...
The ‘Miracle’ of New Orleans School Reform Since Katrina Is Not What It Seems
The city’s all-charter school experiment is a cautionary tale about what happens when democracy is stripped from public education.
progressive.org
October 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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DARK MONEY is being used to sway voters in school board elections-DENVER and beyond. @lsweeneymiran.bsky.social @beedle.bsky.social @quentinyoung.bsky.social @kylec.bsky.social @coloradonewsline.com @npeaction.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social @janicemarchman.bsky.social
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The Hidden Money Shaping Our Schools: Alyssa Bowen on Dark Money and Democracy in Education
YouTube video by Advocates for Public Education Policy
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October 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Rebellion!: Americans Are Refusing to Cross Redlines cloakinginequity.com/2025/10/20/t... @marcelias.bsky.social @keithboykin.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social @bertisdowns.bsky.social @joyannreid.bsky.social
Rebellion!: Americans Are Refusing to Cross Redlines
Donald Trump wants to send troops to Oregon, California, and Illinois to quell an imaginary rebellion that he claims gives him legal justification to deploy the military on American soil. Speaking …
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October 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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@carolburris.bsky.social Asks "If charter churn and the replacement of failing schools with better schools is the secret sauce of success, then why haven’t test scores continued to rise even as churn has increased?" @dianeravitch.bsky.social progressive.org/public-schoo...
The ‘Miracle’ of New Orleans School Reform Since Katrina Is Not What It Seems
The city’s all-charter school experiment is a cautionary tale about what happens when democracy is stripped from public education.
progressive.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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npeaction.bsky.social
Join NPE Exec. Dir @carolburris.bsky.social in conversation w/ NPE Pres. @dianeravitch.bsky.social - 11/10 at 3:30 EST - Diane will be discussing her memoir: An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else

To register go here networkforpubliceduc...
Join NPE President Diane Ravitch as she discusses her new memoir - Network For Public Education
Join NPE President Diane Ravitch as she and Carol Burris discuss her recently released memoir. An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else is a beautifully written account of both the personal and professional growth of this hero of public education. This is a discussion you will not want to […]
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October 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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October 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Join NPE President Diane Ravitch on 11/10 at 3:30 EST as she discusses her memoir: An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else

Register today, this event will fill up fast actionnetwork.org/ev...

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Join NPE President Diane Ravitch as she discusses her memoir: An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else
Join NPE President Diane Ravitch as she and Carol Burris discuss her recently released memoir. An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else is a beautifully written account of both the personal and professional growth of this hero of public education. This is a discussion you will not want to miss.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Absolute best news of the day! Go Gina! @ginafortexas.bsky.social
rightardia.bsky.social Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · Oct 15
"Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa on Wednesday announced she is running for governor in 2026, setting up a potential clash between Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and one of the Legislature’s most strident critics of his school voucher program."
Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa joins Democratic race to challenge Gov. Greg Abbott
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October 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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"Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa on Wednesday announced she is running for governor in 2026, setting up a potential clash between Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and one of the Legislature’s most strident critics of his school voucher program."
Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa joins Democratic race to challenge Gov. Greg Abbott
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October 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM