Magazines: Dismantling The War On Teachers
"In the last few years, attention to the role of public school teachers has escalated into a high-profile, well-financed, and seriously misguided campaign to transform the profession."
That's a line from Dissent magazine writer Joanne Barkan's new article (Firing Line) on the rise of what many call the war on teachers.
This new piece follows up on her much-discussed article on the role of philanthropy in
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