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Dr. Leslie Fenwick Explains Why the “Schemes” of Reformers Keep Failing | Diane Ravitch's blog

Dr. Leslie Fenwick Explains Why the “Schemes” of Reformers Keep Failing | Diane Ravitch's blog

Dr. Leslie Fenwick Explains Why the “Schemes” of Reformers Keep Failing





In this brief video, Dr. Leslie Fenwick, former dean of the College of Education at Howard University, explains why the “schemes” of corporate reformers always fail. She doesn’t hold back about charters, vouchers, Broad superintendents, and Teach for America.
The video is part of a series of hundreds of interviews of educators, conducted by former teacher Bob Greenberg. He calls his series the Brainwaves Video Anthology. After you watch Dr. Fenwick’s wonderful interview, you should browse his collection. It’s very impressive.
Dr. Leslie Fenwick Explains Why the “Schemes” of Reformers Keep Failing | Diane Ravitch's blog