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Monday, April 23, 2012

RIGHT AGAIN :) ! Potter Williams Report: Diane Ravitch Outsmarted by One of Her Own

Potter Williams Report: Diane Ravitch Outsmarted by One of Her Own:


DIANE RAVITCH OUTSMARTED BY ONE OF HER OWN

                    
Education Week published a letter from Diane Ravitch to another progressive Deweyian educator Deborah Meier entitled “I Don't Understand Michelle Rhee.”

Ravitch can't figure out why Rhee lies, why she blames teachers for everything and how she can reel in die-hard Republicans with ease.
I guess education historian Diane Ravitch is not in on the endgame! 
Or is she? Maybe she's playing devil’s advocate for Duncan’s DOE to keep Republican suspicion of Rhee at bay. If the socialism-minded Ravitch questions Rhee’s motives, then the national mouthpiece for education reform would look more endearing to conservative governors and Te