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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Schools Matter: Discourse Analysis of NYTimes Piece on Poverty and Achievement

Schools Matter: Discourse Analysis of NYTimes Piece on Poverty and Achievement:

Discourse Analysis of NYTimes Piece on Poverty and Achievement

I have been reading Gerald Coles for a long time, and I am glad to see Anthony Cody hosting him here to get underneath the neoliberal rhetoric of the Times to see its real influences:

Gerald Coles: The Growing Educational Achievement Gap: Don't Think What You Might Think You Should Think

By Anthony Cody on February 15, 2012 5:51 AM
Guest post by Gerald Coles

Last week the New York Times provided valuable, disturbing information by reporting recent research on the growing educational achievement gap between rich and poor students, which has