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The Craft of Teaching is Becoming Degraded in the Name of Reform
Sun, 03/20/2011 - 11:14

Both the Daily Kos and Valarie Strauss posted on their blogs a letter from a teacher that exposes the contradiction between improved teaching and learning and what is being done in the name of corporate "reform." Among other things, the teacher points out that she has never been...

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Diane Ravitch Talks Teachers and What's Wrong With the Dominant Ed Reform Narrative on Jon Stewart's Daily Show Last Night
Fri, 03/04/2011 - 11:19

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Jon Stewart Captures the Spirit of the Dominant Education Reform Narrative
Tue, 03/01/2011 - 14:41

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Are Teachers' Unions Anachronistic?
Mon, 02/28/2011 - 20:54

Barnett BerryBarnett Berry

In the wake of the attack on collective bargaining in Wisconsin, one of the NY Times editors, A.G....

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Andy Stern Argues for Union Reform
Sun, 02/27/2011 - 19:06

Ezra KleinEzra KleinIn Today's Washington Post, columnist Ezra Klein interviews former SEIU president Andy Stern...

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Constrict Collective Bargaining? Quite the Opposite, It Needs to Be Expanded
Sun, 02/27/2011 - 10:43

Richard KahlenbergRichard KahlenbergEducation Author Richard Kahlenberg argues in today's...

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The Spirit of the Uprising in Wisconsin
Mon, 02/21/2011 - 15:42

All Week the numbers were building, 10,000, than 20,000, then 30,000 on Thursday, slightly down on Friday due to snow and ice, but then up to 100,000 by Saturday -- Students, teachers, fire-fighters, and public sector workers all there to say "kill the bill" that would destroy collective bargaining in the public sector in Wisconsin. But Where is the national News Media on this story??? Its hardly being covered says...

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How to Really Fix Our Schools
Wed, 10/27/2010 - 12:06

Broader, Bolder ApproachBroader, Bolder ApproachThe Economic Policy Institute has published two documents that make clear that the dominant...

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The Myth of Charter Schools
Tue, 10/26/2010 - 21:07

Teachers and defenders of public education are reeling this month from the unprecedented attack on their profession, their unions and on the very existance of public schools. Diane Ravitch reviews the film Waiting for ...

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Coalition of Civil Rights Groups Calls For Changes in Obama Education Agenda
Mon, 07/26/2010 - 14:36

CampaignCampaignAlthough the press conference announcing the report was postponed, a coalition of the leading civil rights organizations released today...

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