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Sunday, August 5, 2012

What Public Education Did for Me « Diane Ravitch's blog

What Public Education Did for Me « Diane Ravitch's blog:


What Public Education Did for Me

The writer of this article sent it to me today. It is a testimonial to a teacher who changed his life. As he says, there are millions of stories like this, and they are all true.
Do you have one to tell?

Bret Wooten: The Value Of Public Schools

Several months ago, we heard from a listener after a state legislator talked about the great potential in charter schools.  Bret Wooten felt more should be said about the great potential offered by traditional public schools.  Here’s his commentary.
I have a degree in industrial electronics, a U.S. patent, had my poetry published, managed thousands of people