Media Consensus on ‘Failing Schools’ Paved Way for DeVos
The spectrum of opinions on Betsy DeVos presented in corporate media range from skepticism to enthusiasm, but school choice itself is unquestioned.
Molly Knefel
For Corporate Media, Bloomberg Is the Better Billionaire
That so many media elites threw their lot behind Michael Bloomberg—a man whose primary accomplishments as mayor were austerity and racist policing—shows just how little policy matters in so much of this conversation.
Major Papers Reject the Opt-Out Option
Three papers offered arguments that closely align with the rhetoric of corporate education reform, focusing on the plight of low-income students of color while ignoring the realities of how testing affects such populations.
LA Times’ ‘Independent’ Education Project Bankrolled by Charter School Backers
The problem with the LA Times’ Education Matters project is that, despite its promise to create “independent journalism,” several of the organizations funding it have a direct stake in a very specific education reform agenda.
When Candidates Talk Education, Media Rarely Go Beyond Buzzwords
Buzzwords and phrases like “accountability,” “Common Core” and “school choice” abound in media coverage of candidates’ education policy, with little explanation provided to actually unpack what it means that a candidate is pro or con these things.
Schools ‘Failing’—but for Which Students?
The issue of marginalized student groups underrepresented in charter schools went largely unreported in the pages of the Times before the election of Mayor de Blasio.
