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The most misleading ranking of educators yet - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

The most misleading ranking of educators yet - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:

The most misleading ranking of educators yet

Wendy Kopp made a mistake with her list of “The World’s 7 Most Powerful Educators”— and I’m not referring to the fact that she actually names eight people. The Teach for America founder and leader should have included herself (given the broad definition of “educator” that she uses) because only someone pretty powerful could have persuaded Forbes to publish such a misleading list on its Web site.

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