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Schools Matter: Education "Reformers" Have Evidence Problem

P. L. Thomas at Radical Scholarship - 1 day ago
Schools Matter: Education "Reformers" Have Evidence Problem

The Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice

P. L. Thomas at Radical Scholarship - 1 day ago
The Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice

Daily Kos: Teachers and the Death of the American Worker | National Education Policy Center

P. L. Thomas at Radical Scholarship - 2 days ago
Daily Kos: Teachers and the Death of the American Worker | National Education Policy Center

Teachers and the Death of the American Worker | Alternet

P. L. Thomas at Radical Scholarship - 3 days ago
Teachers and the Death of the American Worker | Alternet

THE DISASTER CAPITALISM CURRICULUM: THE HIGH PRICE OF EDUCATION REFORM

P. L. Thomas at Radical Scholarship - 3 days ago
THE DISASTER CAPITALISM CURRICULUM: THE HIGH PRICE OF EDUCATION REFORM BY ADAM BESSIE AND DAN ARCHER *“What do you do when you want to reach the public but you have no access to the mainstream media? Here’s what: Some very brilliant educators decided to try a novel way to explain the issues to the public. They used comic journalism, a simple, direct means of communicating complex ideas.”* Diane Ravitch, Research Professor of Education at New York University Best-selling author of *Death and Life of the Great American School System** * *“Archer and Bessie’s graphic journalism chall... more »

Daily Kos: Teachers and the Death of the American Worker

P. L. Thomas at Radical Scholarship - 3 days ago
Daily Kos: Teachers and the Death of the American Worker

Lost Hope: Obama's Failing Education Agenda | National Education Policy Center

P. L. Thomas at Radical Scholarship - 4 days ago
Lost Hope: Obama's Failing Education Agenda | National Education Policy Center

Obama’s Failing Education Agenda | Dailycensored.com

P. L. Thomas at Radical Scholarship - 5 days ago
Obama’s Failing Education Agenda | Dailycensored.com

Lost Hope: Obama's Failing Education Agenda

P. L. Thomas at Radical Scholarship - 5 days ago
Lost Hope: Obama's Failing Education Agenda

IAP Edited Volume on Obama Education Agenda Wins AESA Award

P. L. Thomas at Radical Scholarship - 6 days ago
Co-editor Paul Carr (along with Brad Porfilio) has announced *The Phenomenon of Obama and the Agenda for Education: Can Hope Audaciously Trump Neoliberalism? *has just won a 2012 Critics Choice Book Award of the American Educational Studies Association (AESA). The AESA conference is in Seatte in late October. See related essays in a 2011 special issue of *Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education, 4*(1). The Phenomenon of Obama and the Agenda for EducationCan Hope Audaciously Trump Neoliberalism? Edited by: *Paul R. Carr*, *Lakehead University* *Bradley Porfilio*, *Lewis Universit... more »

Schools Matter: The Atlantic's Love-fest for Rhee, Inexcusable

P. L. Thomas at Radical Scholarship - 6 days ago
Schools Matter: The Atlantic's Love-fest for Rhee, Inexcusable