The War on Public Education and What Progressives Can Do to Stop It
is the title of the educational panel I will be leading on Friday morning, June 8, at Netroots Nation in Providence.
Here's the blurb on the panel:
Here's the blurb on the panel:
American public education is under concerted attack: Americans are told we are failing in international comparisons, urged to blame teachers and break their unions, turn more of our public education system over to private interests, rely ever more upon tests to make critical decision. These and other tactics are designed to delegitimize and ultimately destroy meaningful Public Education. Three nationally-known experts explore aspects of that attack and offer specific suggestions of how Progressive supporters of Public Education can fight back.There has been a slight change in the makeup of the panel since it was proposed, but I am still excited by the