Ravitch: Why states should say ‘no thanks’ to charter schools - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

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Ravitch: Why states should say ‘no thanks’ to charter schools

by Valerie Strauss

This was written by education historian Diane Ravitch, a research professor at New York University and author of the bestselling “The Death and Life of the Great American School System,” a critique of the flaws in the modern school reform movement. Ravitch was an assistant secretary of education in the administration of former president George H.W. Bush. This first appeared in the Montgomery Advertiser .
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An ADHD controversy in the mental health community

by Valerie Strauss

This was written by Mark Phillips, professor emeritus of secondary education at San Francisco State University and author of a monthly column on education for the Marin Independent Journal .
By Mark Phillips
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