NR Daily: The NAACP’s Inept Vendetta against Charter Schools

The Trump era has seen many formerly august institutions abase themselves. In the latest example, after holding a series of town halls on urban education, the NAACP found troublesome evidence of separate and unequal systems of education. But this time they have resolved to try to keep black kids out of the better schools. Last year, the organization passed a resolution calling for a moratorium on charter-school expansion pending further examination of the sector. This came despite the overwhelming evidence that charter schools serve disadvantaged black students with striking success ...

August 03 2017

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