Jeff Bryant
@jeffbinnc.bsky.social
Chief correspondent Our Schools, an education media project of the Independent Media Institute and lead fellow Public School Advocate at The Progressive Magazine. Texas native now based in Chapel Hill, NC. Website: https://edpolitics.org/
Next up: rural schools. Robots instead of teachers is not what Trump voters wanted but it may be what they're going to get.
Dr Oz on rural healthcare: "There's no question about it, whether you want it or not -- the best way to help some of these communities is gonna be AI-based avatars"
February 2, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Next up: rural schools. Robots instead of teachers is not what Trump voters wanted but it may be what they're going to get.
And that's just the immediate cost to taxpayers. What about the longterm costs to society of having discriminatory practices in schools that rob students of their futures.
Attempts to fire staff at the Education Department's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) cost taxpayers over $28 million. A court order stopped the firings, but staff were placed on leave, getting paid during the nine-month period they weren't allowed to work🧵
The Education Department's efforts to fire staff cost over $28 million, watchdog says
A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office calculates the cost of efforts to fire civil rights staff and questions the department's ability to enforce federal civil rights laws.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM
And that's just the immediate cost to taxpayers. What about the longterm costs to society of having discriminatory practices in schools that rob students of their futures.
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ICE/CBP is following school busses now.
My husband (a school bus driver) was just in an urgent all-hands meeting about it this afternoon.
My husband (a school bus driver) was just in an urgent all-hands meeting about it this afternoon.
January 16, 2026 at 10:52 PM
ICE/CBP is following school busses now.
My husband (a school bus driver) was just in an urgent all-hands meeting about it this afternoon.
My husband (a school bus driver) was just in an urgent all-hands meeting about it this afternoon.
Hurting vulnerable children: Trump administration plans to move a program that funds K-12 education for children living in poverty, multilingual learners, migrant students, and students w/ disabilities to an agency built for workforce policy, not education.
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Landmark Education Law Deserves Protection
The Trump Administration’s plan to move oversight of Title I from the Education Department to the Labor Department will hurt the children it was built to serve.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Hurting vulnerable children: Trump administration plans to move a program that funds K-12 education for children living in poverty, multilingual learners, migrant students, and students w/ disabilities to an agency built for workforce policy, not education.
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Minnesota teacher: "the organized calculation of brutality sanctioned by the federal government right now represents the greatest constancy of deliberate community harm that I’ve ever known."
Minnesota Students Are Living in Perilous Times, 2 Teachers Explain www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
Minnesota Students Are Living in Perilous Times, 2 Teachers Explain (Opinion)
The federal government is committing the "greatest constancy of deliberate community harm."
www.edweek.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Minnesota teacher: "the organized calculation of brutality sanctioned by the federal government right now represents the greatest constancy of deliberate community harm that I’ve ever known."
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❌ >70% TX counties currently have NO elementary, junior, or senior high schools accepting vouchers.
❌ ~1/3 schools charge tuition > the voucher amount for most participants. Few provide special ed.
❌ 100+ schools prioritize admitting students of the same faith.
#txed
❌ >70% TX counties currently have NO elementary, junior, or senior high schools accepting vouchers.
❌ ~1/3 schools charge tuition > the voucher amount for most participants. Few provide special ed.
❌ 100+ schools prioritize admitting students of the same faith.
#txed
New from Josephine Lee: Our investigation of the state's voucher program shows that many schools discriminate against potential students. Around 40% of the religious schools have policies that favor their own faith and around 25% discriminate against LGBTQ+ students.
Texas Taxpayers Will Fund Dozens of Private Schools that Openly Discriminate
The state has signed off on voucher funds for schools that exclude non-Christian and LGBTQ+ kids.
www.texasobserver.org
January 13, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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❌ >70% TX counties currently have NO elementary, junior, or senior high schools accepting vouchers.
❌ ~1/3 schools charge tuition > the voucher amount for most participants. Few provide special ed.
❌ 100+ schools prioritize admitting students of the same faith.
#txed
❌ >70% TX counties currently have NO elementary, junior, or senior high schools accepting vouchers.
❌ ~1/3 schools charge tuition > the voucher amount for most participants. Few provide special ed.
❌ 100+ schools prioritize admitting students of the same faith.
#txed
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Taxpayer-funded discrimination, peak 2026: "around 40 percent of the religious schools have policies that favor students of their own faith and around 25 percent have policies that discriminate against LGBTQ+ students."
92% of private schools already enrolled in Texas’ voucher programs serving kids beyond kindergarten are religious. @texasobserver.org found many of these exclude non-Christian and LGBTQ+ kids. #TxEd #TxLege #TexasSchools #ProtectPublicSchools #SchoolVouchers www.texasobserver.org/texas-vouche...
Texas Taxpayers Will Fund Dozens of Private Schools that Openly Discriminate
The state has signed off on voucher funds for schools that exclude non-Christian and LGBTQ+ kids.
www.texasobserver.org
January 13, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Taxpayer-funded discrimination, peak 2026: "around 40 percent of the religious schools have policies that favor students of their own faith and around 25 percent have policies that discriminate against LGBTQ+ students."
"The rollback of desegregation orders and civil rights protections represents more than a policy change; it’s a fundamental assault on the principle that all children deserve equal educational opportunities." New from @theprogressivemag.bsky.social
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Civil Rights Rollbacks in the South Signal a Threat to Vulnerable School Children Everywhere
Ending federal anti-discrimination oversight is an assault on the principle that all children deserve equal educational opportunities.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:35 PM
"The rollback of desegregation orders and civil rights protections represents more than a policy change; it’s a fundamental assault on the principle that all children deserve equal educational opportunities." New from @theprogressivemag.bsky.social
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"New Harmony joins several other charter schools that have recently volunteered to shut their doors." The consequences of subjecting children to an inhumane marketplace. Oh well. #CharterSchoolFail
New Harmony High will close at the end of the school year.
www.nola.com/news/ed... #AnotherDayAnotherCharterScandal
www.nola.com/news/ed... #AnotherDayAnotherCharterScandal
New Orleans high school focused on coastal restoration will close after 7 years
New Harmony High’s board of directors voted last month to close the school at the end of the academic year.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
"New Harmony joins several other charter schools that have recently volunteered to shut their doors." The consequences of subjecting children to an inhumane marketplace. Oh well. #CharterSchoolFail
"Charter schooling is now an industry, not a public school reform." @carolburris.bsky.social for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social
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Why America Must Rewrite Charter School Laws Now
Research shows charter school laws enable mismanagement, profiteering, and instability at the expense of students and taxpayers.
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January 7, 2026 at 8:53 PM
"Charter schooling is now an industry, not a public school reform." @carolburris.bsky.social for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social
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what appears to be the least vaccinated school here in Buncombe County (23.5%) got some of the most private school voucher money ($1 million+) last year)
December 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
what appears to be the least vaccinated school here in Buncombe County (23.5%) got some of the most private school voucher money ($1 million+) last year)
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Tim Walz is such a good and decent man. And seeing what has been done to him stirs a rage in me so strong that I can’t really grapple with it at times. I only know one way forward which is a promise to use that rage to bring about change and a return to decency.
Walz: "This is a concerted effort to try to destroy the president's opponents, to destroy the rule of law. And it became apparent to me that he was going to do that with me being there, and I just feel along with my family that it's the best decision for Minnesota."
January 6, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Tim Walz is such a good and decent man. And seeing what has been done to him stirs a rage in me so strong that I can’t really grapple with it at times. I only know one way forward which is a promise to use that rage to bring about change and a return to decency.
Wheels coming off the bus of a Philadelphia charter school hit by huge staff layoffs, student protests as teachers vow to organize a union to fight back against administrative dysfunction and mismanagement. #CharterSchoolFail
www.inquirer.com/education/es...
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A Philly charter just laid off 17 employees. Students, staff, and parents say it’s a sign of troubling changes at the school
The school, a K-12 in Hunting Park, has seen changes in the past year, culminating with teacher layoffs this month. Now, Esperanza Academy Charter High School staff are attempting to unionize.
www.inquirer.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Wheels coming off the bus of a Philadelphia charter school hit by huge staff layoffs, student protests as teachers vow to organize a union to fight back against administrative dysfunction and mismanagement. #CharterSchoolFail
www.inquirer.com/education/es...
www.inquirer.com/education/es...
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@jeffbinnc.bsky.social - Jeff Bryant, one of our nation's foremost experts on education, writes about Florida's virtual dismantling of its public education system
www.nationofchange.org/2025/12/18/h...
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How the charter school industry’s newest scheme could be ‘the death of public schools’ | NationofChange
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December 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
@jeffbinnc.bsky.social - Jeff Bryant, one of our nation's foremost experts on education, writes about Florida's virtual dismantling of its public education system
www.nationofchange.org/2025/12/18/h...
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The charter school industry has a demand problem, not a supply problem.
New charter schools in North Carolina are struggling to enroll enough students to stay solvent. One High Point school’s mid-fall implosion shows the consequences for families.
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If You Build It, Will They Come?
New charter schools are struggling to enroll enough students to stay solvent. One High Point school’s implosion shows the consequences.
www.theassemblync.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The charter school industry has a demand problem, not a supply problem.
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Bari Weiss lied in her memo. She said segment didn't report administration's legal justification (it does in the very first sentence) and didn't say how many detainees had been charged with crimes as opposed to just those who were convicted (it does). www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Bari Weiss lied in her memo. She said segment didn't report administration's legal justification (it does in the very first sentence) and didn't say how many detainees had been charged with crimes as opposed to just those who were convicted (it does). www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
Charter schools have a demand problem, not a supply problem.
If You Build It, Will They Come? New charter schools in North Carolina are struggling to enroll enough students to stay solvent. One High Point school’s mid-fall implosion shows the consequences for families. www.theassemblync.co...
December 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Charter schools have a demand problem, not a supply problem.
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James Talarico exposes GOP private school voucher scam:
“Elon Musk is a Texas resident and is eligible for these funds.
He has 8 children. That's $2 million in funds for Elon Musk.
You're taking tax dollars of plumbers and nurses to subsidize families who already have kids at private schools."
“Elon Musk is a Texas resident and is eligible for these funds.
He has 8 children. That's $2 million in funds for Elon Musk.
You're taking tax dollars of plumbers and nurses to subsidize families who already have kids at private schools."
December 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
James Talarico exposes GOP private school voucher scam:
“Elon Musk is a Texas resident and is eligible for these funds.
He has 8 children. That's $2 million in funds for Elon Musk.
You're taking tax dollars of plumbers and nurses to subsidize families who already have kids at private schools."
“Elon Musk is a Texas resident and is eligible for these funds.
He has 8 children. That's $2 million in funds for Elon Musk.
You're taking tax dollars of plumbers and nurses to subsidize families who already have kids at private schools."
ICYM my report on the charter school industry's newest grift, it's now also at @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social Masquerading as "schools of hope," for-profit charter chains plan to seize and hold spaces in Florida public school buildings.
www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/19/h...
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How the Charter School Industry’s Newest Scheme Could Be ‘the Death of Public Schools’
The letters started coming in October 2025. In the first wave, according to the Florida Policy Institute (FPI), “at least 22 school districts in Florida”
www.counterpunch.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
ICYM my report on the charter school industry's newest grift, it's now also at @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social Masquerading as "schools of hope," for-profit charter chains plan to seize and hold spaces in Florida public school buildings.
www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/19/h...
www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/19/h...
A new law in Florida gives the charter school industry free rein to act like squatters and take over spaces in public school buildings that charter operators deem to be "underutilized." #CharterSchoolFail
www.nationofchange.org/2025/12/18/h...
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How the charter school industry’s newest scheme could be ‘the death of public schools’ | NationofChange
www.nationofchange.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A new law in Florida gives the charter school industry free rein to act like squatters and take over spaces in public school buildings that charter operators deem to be "underutilized." #CharterSchoolFail
www.nationofchange.org/2025/12/18/h...
www.nationofchange.org/2025/12/18/h...
“Meta’s use of algorithms in core operations conceals the extent to which it profits from business decisions that prioritize engagement over protecting the psychological health of young people.” @nepc.bsky.social
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The Hidden Dangers of Meta’s Partnership Offer to Schools
The company’s new Instagram School Partnership Program seems designed to make money. It’s not clear that it benefits schools.
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December 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“Meta’s use of algorithms in core operations conceals the extent to which it profits from business decisions that prioritize engagement over protecting the psychological health of young people.” @nepc.bsky.social
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There’s a growing movement for public schools: Community-school initiatives are showing big impacts with up to a 30% drop in chronic absenteeism, fewer suspensions, and improved academic achievement especially amongst Black, low-income, and English-learner students.
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My new responds to prominent pundits who've been pining for the days of bipartisan education reform instead of noticing a quiet revolution in edu policy that is transforming schools and changing student outcomes for the better.
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A Quiet Revolution Is Improving Schools
But media pundits and reporters ignore it, and Republicans are trying to kill it.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:11 AM
There’s a growing movement for public schools: Community-school initiatives are showing big impacts with up to a 30% drop in chronic absenteeism, fewer suspensions, and improved academic achievement especially amongst Black, low-income, and English-learner students.
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Jeff Bryant: A Quiet Revolution Is Improving Schools -Commentators like Brookes and Austin ignore results of a quiet revolution in blue states implementing a school improvement plan commonly called the community school approach. networkforpubliceducation.org/blog-content... #EducationMatters
Jeff Bryant: A Quiet Revolution Is Improving Schools - Network For Public Education
Independent journalist Jeff Bryant writes for The Progressive about a quiet trend that is revitalizing schools across the country. In October, The New York Times pundit David Brooks urged Democrats to...
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December 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Jeff Bryant: A Quiet Revolution Is Improving Schools -Commentators like Brookes and Austin ignore results of a quiet revolution in blue states implementing a school improvement plan commonly called the community school approach. networkforpubliceducation.org/blog-content... #EducationMatters
For-profit company that runs Learn4Life charter school chain uses taxpayer funds to pay its now-retired top executive $600,000 a year and hire senior executives’ family members for jobs with 6-figure salaries. @sandiegouniontribune.com #CharterSchoolFail
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In Learn4Life charter school network, millions of taxpayer dollars get spent by one private corporation
Lifelong Learning operates outside state transparency laws, despite its outsize role in managing the schools and despite the millions it reaps in public funding.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
For-profit company that runs Learn4Life charter school chain uses taxpayer funds to pay its now-retired top executive $600,000 a year and hire senior executives’ family members for jobs with 6-figure salaries. @sandiegouniontribune.com #CharterSchoolFail
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