Don’t Delay Retention Policy, Reject Retention
South Carolina is a dysfunctional poster child for the hot mess that is political leadership, the media, and their combined influence on educational policy. Superintendent of Education Mick Zais, The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC), and even the SC League of Women Voters all cannot stop themselves from promoting the worst possible education reform policy […]
9-3-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: Diane Ravitch’s Message to Boston Voters via The Indignant TeacherDear Indignant Teacher: Friends in Boston have told me that my message to you has been widely read, which is good, but also widely misinterpreted. I am writing now to be clear what it means to support public education. It means that public schools should be subject to democratic control. Mayoral con