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Saturday, October 12, 2013

HuffPost: Ravitch “Hooray!” – Rhee “Phffft” | Reclaim Reform

HuffPost: Ravitch “Hooray!” – Rhee “Phffft” | Reclaim Reform:

HuffPost: Ravitch “Hooray!” – Rhee “Phffft”

What is going on with education today? Two authors tell the story.
Diane Ravitch combines data and empathy.
Michelle Rhee combines hype and profit.
Diane Ravitch possesses knowledge and practical solutions.
Michelle Rhee possesses celebrity status and scare tactics.
Diane Ravitch has thousands of experienced educators and conscientious parents supporting her.
Michelle Rhee has hundreds of millions of private investor dollars and their hedge fund managers supporting her.
Want specifics?
“As Andrew Delbanco all but says in the New York Times Review of Books, the biggest difference between education scholar Diane Ravitch’s new book, Reign of Error, and former DC Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s book, Radical, is that the first is based o