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tonysam Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-19-10 06:12 PM
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Diane Ravitch: How testing and choice are undermining education (video link)
Edited on Fri Mar-19-10 06:31 PM by tonysam
Features Diane Ravitch in a panel discussion on public education. Recorded March 15.

Economic Policy Institute

Her new book was rejected by 15 different publishers before finally coming out a few days ago.
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mzteris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-19-10 06:32 PM
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1. Interesting, she said "choice" wasn't working
because kids weren't taking advantage of it. They were staying in their failing schools.... hmmmmm quite different than what you were trying to imply.
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ncteechur Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-19-10 07:09 PM
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2. it is the old argument. Schools are failing, but mine is ok. Goes the same for Congress.
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