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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Diane in the Evening 11-13-12 Diane Ravitch's blog

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Sirota Exposes the Big Lie Technique

David Sirota, an author and talk-show host, here analyzes the election results and says they exposed the Big Lie of the corporate reform movement.
The public is not hankering to privatize their public schools.
The corporate leaders and rightwing establishment dropped millions of dollars to push their agenda of 



LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 11-13-12 Diane Ravitch's blog

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Testing Toddlers in Louisiana? by dianerav Louisiana plans to test 3- and 4-year- olds. This is out-of-control testing fanaticism. We have come to expect extremism in Louisiana. The state is placing its bets on high-stakes testing and privatization. Andrea Gabor, who writes about business and education, interviewed early childhood specialists in Louisiana. They think the people making the new laws and policies have no idea about child development. As one says, they think that there is no difference between... more »