Charli Vark

wife of a former charter school teacher

Charli Vark is a law student in Washington, D.C., where she lives with her husband who teaches algebra at a local public school.

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May 16, 2022

Being a Teacher in an Arizona Charter School Was Destroying My Husband’s Health

Charli Vark

If anyone thinks that people pushing privatization are working to improve education, all they need to do is spend some time in Arizona.

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Charter Schools aren’t Public Schools. Here’s Why We Need to Change That.

Preston Green

Charter schools have had it both ways when it comes to the public/private divide.

I Never Thought I’d Become a Public School Activist. Then Extremists Took Over the School Board.

Matt Gawlowski

I Never Thought I’d Become a Public School Activist. Then Extremists Took Over the School Board.

Don’t Be Fooled. Education Savings Accounts are a Taxpayer-funded ATM for Private and Homeschool Parents

Nick Covington

Iowans deserve better than an education system cluttered with misinformation, waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer money.

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“I was teaching at a completely segregated elementary school” - @JessedHagopian Every student had a relative in prison or dead & high-stakes testing kept me from teaching to their needs #Publi...

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“Although the forces attempting 2 privatize ed tried 2 hold up West Virginia as a model of voucherization, it is public school advocates there who are providing a shining example for the nation.” ...

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Charli Vark

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Charli's Stories

Being a Teacher in an Arizona Charter School Was Destroying My Husband’s Health￼

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latest stories

Charter Schools aren’t Public Schools. Here’s Why We Need to Change That.

I Never Thought I’d Become a Public School Activist. Then Extremists Took Over the School Board.

Don’t Be Fooled. Education Savings Accounts are a Taxpayer-funded ATM for Private and Homeschool Parents

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Being a Teacher in an Arizona Charter School Was Destroying My Husband’s Health