Who Abandoned Detroit?
Marcie Lippsett writes about the bipartisan failure to save Detroit. The public schools of Detroit, like those of Muskegon Heights and Highland Park, have been put under the unilateral rule of an Emergency Manager appointed by the governor. In the latter two districts, the public schools were abolished, and the children were given to a for-profit charter chain. In Detroit, public education is being privatized and snuffed out with all deliberate speed. All of these districts are majority black, which perhaps made it easier to eliminate self-rule. Among those in power, no one cared, and no one heard those who did care.
Marcie writes:
“Detroit Public Schools like all of Detroit, died in the Riots of 1967. I am 53 years old and have watched (not in silence) this Apocalypse and loss of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Detroit is a complete bipartisan
Marcie writes:
“Detroit Public Schools like all of Detroit, died in the Riots of 1967. I am 53 years old and have watched (not in silence) this Apocalypse and loss of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Detroit is a complete bipartisan
To Gates: What Matters Most about Data Is Who Decides What to Measure
Bill Gates wrote an editorial in the Wall Street Journal last week about how to solve all the world’s biggest problems.
The answer he said was: Measurement.
This writer, Cathy O’Neill, disagrees. It is not that measurement is unimportant but that measurement is not
The answer he said was: Measurement.
This writer, Cathy O’Neill, disagrees. It is not that measurement is unimportant but that measurement is not
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Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Mercedes Schneider on NCTQ and Wendy Kopp: Part 7 by dianerav Mercedes Scneider continues her dissection of the nonpartisan National Council on Teacher Quality. This post examines the qualifications of Wendy Kopp. Let Them Eat Cake! by dianerav EduShyster has generously written a guest post for readers of this blog. She has timed this post with the release of Michelle Rhee’s memoir, which makes its debut today. (No one knows who wrote Rhee’s book, but some Washingtonians think they know.) In honor of th... more »