What’s Wrong with Privatization?
Someone tweeted me a few days ago and asked “what’s wrong with privatization?”
I didn’t have time or space to respond in 140 characters, but fortunately someone else has done it for me.
See this article.
Let me be clear. I believe in the value and strength of the private sector. Long ago, I traveled in the Soviet Union and in China, and I developed a deep respect for the efficiency of the private sector in supplying goods to markets for consumers.
But I believe that a healthy and decent society has a strong private sector to provide goods and services (contractors, plumbers, electricians, repairs, etc.), and a healthy public sector to provide essential public services, like public education, roads, postal service, parks, beaches, transportation, government, police,
When Reform Turns Orwellian
How Prescriptive Are Common Core Standards?
I didn’t have time or space to respond in 140 characters, but fortunately someone else has done it for me.
See this article.
Let me be clear. I believe in the value and strength of the private sector. Long ago, I traveled in the Soviet Union and in China, and I developed a deep respect for the efficiency of the private sector in supplying goods to markets for consumers.
But I believe that a healthy and decent society has a strong private sector to provide goods and services (contractors, plumbers, electricians, repairs, etc.), and a healthy public sector to provide essential public services, like public education, roads, postal service, parks, beaches, transportation, government, police,
When Reform Turns Orwellian
The author of the article “Is Literature Necessary?” writes a comment:
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How Prescriptive Are Common Core Standards?
There is usually a long distance between standards as drafted and their implementation. A reader comments:
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