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9-16-13 SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

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Ravitch’s Reign of Error: My Review
In considering my review of education historian Diane Ravitch’s latest book, Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools, I decided to write with traditional public school teachers in mind as my audience. For one, I am a genuine public school teacher, the kind that makes a career of classroom teaching […]

REVIEW: “Reign of Error,” Ravitch 3.0 | the becoming radical
REVIEW: “Reign of Error,” Ravitch 3.0 | the becoming radical.
George Schmidt’s “The American Federation of Teachers and the CIA”
For those disinclined to the more tiresome and mundane details of the proto-fascists shenanigans of CorpEd, take a break and read a little history.  Compelling, still.
Dana Woldow: Denying Children Food is Penny Wise, Pound Foolish
Dana Woldow: Denying Children Food is Penny Wise, Pound Foolish


Tone, Tone, Tone: Prelude to REIGN OF ERROR
As a prelude to Diane’s book and my review to be posted tomorrow, my tone series: http://radicalscholarship.wordpress.com/2013/09/15/tone-pt-1-does-tone-matter-in-the-education-reform-debate/ http://radicalscholarship.wordpress.com/2013/09/16/tone-pt-2-on-hostile-rhetoric-laziness-and-the-education-debate/ http://radicalscholarship.wordpress.com/2013/09/16/tone-pt-3-mirror-mirror/  (new)




9-15-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: Tone, pt. 1: Does Tone Matter in the Education Reform Debate? | the becoming radicalTone, pt. 1: Does Tone Matter in the Education Reform Debate? | the becoming radical.by plthomasedd / 46min Understanding the Context for Anti-Cultural Corporatism in MexicoIt takes a while for the real news to get out, but this is must see stuff for understanding the corporate educ
All Week 9-14-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: All Week 8-10-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTERTODAYWhatever Happened to Scientifically Based Research in Education Policy? | AlternetWhatever Happened to Scientifically Based Research in Education Policy? | Alternet.by plthomasedd / 1h YESTERDAYSomerville Teachers’ Grievance Brings Apology and Purging of Evaluations Based on Immigrant Test ScoresSomer