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What Did the Billionaires Know about Cheating in D.C. Schools, and When Did They Know It?

John Thompson | Posted 04.16.2013 | Politics
Read More: Standardized Test Cheating, Michelle Rhee, Robertson Foundation, Broad Foundation, Michelle Rhee Students First Organization, School Reform, Walton Foundation, John Merrow, Arnold Foundation, Politics News
John Thompson

Corporate "reformers" have continued to support Rhee's test-driven "reforms" and her attacks on the teaching profession. What will they do now that there is proof that Rhee and her successors turned a blind eye to cheating?

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Should State Education Chiefs Be Elected?

stateline | Ben Wieder | Posted 10.26.2012 | Home
Read More: Tony Bennett, June Atkinson, No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, Education Leaders, Pat McCrory, Alice Walton, State Education Chiefs, Naacp, Ed-Lection 2012, Indiana Schools, Bev Perdue, Education Leadership, Montana Schools, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Education Chief, Walton Foundation, Walter Dalton, State Education Leaders, North Carolina Schools, Video, Home News

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Dear Ed Schultz

Timothy D. Slekar | Posted 03.20.2012 | Home
Read More: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Ed Shultz, Devos, Charter Schools, Diane Ravitch, Broad Foundation, Anthony Cody, Chester Upland School District, Walton Foundation, Jonathan Kozol, Tom Corbett, Deborah Meier, Marion Brady, Alfie Kohn, Home News
Timothy D. Slekar

We could really use your help, Ed. The battle between Chester Upland School District and Gov. Corbett is just a glimpse into the strategic dismantling taking place across the entirety of the American public school system.

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The Obituaries for Data-Driven 'Reform' Are Being Written

John Thompson | Posted 07.12.2011 | Home
Read More: Education Trust, Newsweek, McKinsey Group, Bill Gates, Charter Schools, Dell, Education, Walton Foundation, Data Driven Reform, Education Reform, Broad, Home News
John Thompson

Once we reject the silver bullets proposed by "the billionaires boys club," we can commit to a humane vision of school improvement that respects the dignity of teachers and students.

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