Is Diane Ravitch a hero?
My answer is yes, Diane Ravitch is absolutely a hero! But in an incredible blog this afternoon, PBS Reporter John Merrow explained that not only was she not a hero but he equated her to the nut United States Senator Ted Cruz of Texas. Merrow wrote: “The words ‘hero’, ‘heroic’ and ‘heroism’ are overused in […]The post Is Diane Ravitch a hero? appeared first on Wait What?.
Why the Vallas Case is so much more than simply a case about Paul Vallas
The following is a re-print of an extraordinary analysis of the Lopez v.Vallas case and the corporate education reform industry’s assault on public education in Connecticut. It is written by Attorney John M. Gesmonde, a Connecticut lawyer and expert on labor and education law who wrote the piece for this month’s Connecticut Association of School […]The post Why the Vallas Case is so much more than
Why the Vallas Case is so much more than simply a case about Paul Vallas
The following is a re-print of an extraordinary analysis of the Lopez v.Vallas case and the corporate education reform industry’s assault on public education in Connecticut. It is written by Attorney John M. Gesmonde, a Connecticut lawyer and expert on labor and education law who wrote the piece for this month’s Connecticut Association of School […]The post Why the Vallas Case is so much more than
“[Brownie,] I mean Congressman Jared Polis you’re doing a heck of a job
Colorado’s Democratic Congressman has earned his place in the corporate education reform industry’s Hall of Shame by calling Diane Ravitch an “evil woman” and claiming that he couldn’t “think of anybody else who has caused more harm to public schools, except maybe Koch brothers.” Congressman Polis, who has set up charter schools in Colorado and […]The post “[Brownie,] I mean Congressman Jared Poli
The Paul Vallas Scam
New Monastic Individuals is a blog that should definitely be in your bookmarks. He is a friend, fellow blogger and part of the team working to take back public education in Connecticut. His latest post is entitled, “The Paul Vallas Scam” As the Connecticut Supreme Court considers whether to sustain (or over-rule) a Superior Court […]The post The Paul Vallas Scam (a fellow blogger’s perspective) a
9-24-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Congressman Jared Polis…. A voice for DFERThe Democratic congressman who called American’s leading public education advocate, Diane Ravitch, “an evil woman” turns out to be a player for Democrats for Education Reform, a leading political action committee for the corporate education reform industry. Polis’ outrageous and inappropriate attack on Diane Ravitch may not have been some rando