Sunday, June 5, 2011

K. Webster on the undue influence of businessmen on our public schools

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Kathleen Webster engages with Jonathan Alter on his attack on Diane Ravitch and his praise of Bill Gates and the other Billionaire Boys C...
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Shino Tanikawa: The deep flaws in the CEC selection process

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The below email is from Shino Tanikawa, a member of the Community Education Council in District 2, to Dennis Walcott.  Shino points out the...

From Twittergate to Altergate

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June 5, 2011 (GBN News): In the second such incident within a week, a compromising picture was sent out today to the Twitter followers of a...
Saturday, June 4, 2011

Douglas Massey on Diane Ravitch and Jonathan Alter's attack

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The observations below are  from Douglas Massey, professor at Princeton and president of the American Academy of Political & Social Scie...
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Friday, June 3, 2011

In defense of Diane Ravitch (not that she needs it!)

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UPDATE and Correction: Alter is no longer working for Newsweek; also check out Salon's withering critique of his column, pointing out th...
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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Update! Rally and hearings about the mayor's devastating cuts to our kids

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There was a rousing rally at City Hall yesterday morning, with parents and elected officials standing up for our kids and against the mayor...
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The injustice in cancelling the January Regents: a teacher's lament

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From a teacher who prefers to remain anonymous:   I'm sitting in my classroom working and five of my African girls are sitting at the...
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