Select CMD Articles about Charter Schools

WILL's Faulty School Voucher Study Cheered by Other Bradley Funded Groups

Trump and DeVos Push ALEC Privatization Scheme as Studies Document Voucher Failures

John Humphries: Schooled by Team Walker, Betsy DeVos and ALEC

Charles Koch Ramps Up Higher Ed Funding to Fuel 'Talent Pipeline'

DeVos Design Flaw: Math and Reading Scores in Michigan are Tanking

Betsy DeVos Ethics Report Reveals Ties to Student Debt Collection Firm

The DeVos Legacy: Crumbling Schools, Poisoned Water

Lisa Graves on The Matthew Filipowicz Show, December 7, 2016

5 Things to Know about Billionaire Betsy DeVos, Trump Education Choice

Federal Government Continues To Feed Charter School Beast Despite Auditor's Warning

New Grants Announced: ED Continues to Pour Millions into Charter School Black Hole

Independent Women's Forum and Independent Women's Voice Use "Independent" Brand to Push Right-Wing Agenda to Women Voters

ED: No Records on Closed Charters Mentioned in Its "Commitment to Transparency," CMD Appeals

A Reality Check for "Charter School Week"

Exposed by CMD: KIPP's Efforts to Keep the Public in the Dark while Seeking Millions in Taxpayer Subsidies 

Colorado’s Not So Independent Oversight of Charter Schools

How DFER Leaders Channel Out-of-State Dark Money in California, Colorado, and Beyond

Cashing in on Kids: 172 ALEC Education Bills Push Privatization in 2015

Ohio Charter School Scandal Grows as Kasich Ascends National Stage

"National School Choice Week" Fueled by Major Right-Wing Funders and Corporate Lobby Groups

Feds Cheerlead for Charter Schools, Aiding Private Philanthropy’s Takeover of America’s Public Schools

Education Department Releases List of Federally Funded Charter Schools, though Incomplete

Right-Wing Network Puts Friedrichs v. California Teachers in Samuel Alito’s Lap

Charter School Black Hole: CMD Special Investigation Reveals Huge Info Gap on Charter Spending

Special Report: Feds Spent $3.3 Billion Fueling Charter Schools but No One Knows What It's Really Bought

CMD Publishes Full List of 2,500 Closed Charter Schools (with Interactive Map)

Nearly 2,500 Bridges to Nowhere: Congress Considers Expanding Charter Program Despite Millions Wasted on Closed Schools

Feds Spent $3.3 Billion on Charter Schools, with Few Controls (Part 1)

Lack of Oversight of Charter Schools Designed as a Plus; $3.3+ Billion Spent (Part 2)

Charter School "Flexibility" Linked to Major Failures; $3.3+ Billion in Taxes Spent (Part 3)

Accountability? How Overseers Let Charters off the Hook; $3.3 Billion Spent (Part 4)

Charter Industry Strong-Arms Public Officials; $3.3 Billion Spent (Part 5)

With Federal Millions, “Wild West” of Charters Is about to Get Even Wilder

Exclusive: Bankruptcy Is a “Huge Opportunity” to Privatize Schools Says EdBuild

Pearson, ETS, Houghton Mifflin, and McGraw-Hill Lobby Big and Profit Bigger from School Tests           

Unprecedented School Voucher Expansion Planned

Secrecy Surrounds Half Billion Handout to Charters

Back to ALEC, Back to (Private) School

Good Money after Bad, WI GOP Demands More For-Profit Schools

Four Ways ALEC Tried to Ruin Your State This Year

Feds Awarded Colorado Charter Schools $46 Million because of "Hiring and Firing" Rules

ALEC Admits School Vouchers Are for Kids in Suburbia

Charter Program Expansion Looms Despite Probes into Mismanagement and Closed Schools

Devastating Walker Budget to Be Finalized

ALEC Wants to Educate High Schoolers on Balanced Budgets and Austerity

Walker Budget Sneaks Major Policy Changes Past Education Agency

Vouchers on the Move: Return to School Segregation?

Billionaires Push ALEC Agenda in Minneapolis School Board Election

An Embattled ALEC, Buoyed by Election Results, Lays Blueprint for 2015

ALEC Agenda: Gutting Medicaid, Privatizing Schools, LNG Exports