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Sunday, January 19, 2014

1-19-14 Schools Matter

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Selections from, comments on Ravitch, Everything you need to know about the common core
Excerpts from, and a few friendly comments on, Diane Ravitch's essay, Everything you need to know about the common core.  (Comments marked with "SK").  My hope is that this very strong essay will turn the tide.http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/01/18/everything-you-need-to-know-about-common-core-ravitch/1. "These two federal programs (NCLB and Race to


1-18-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter:  Schools Matter All WeekA Few More Dots: Corporate School Indiana UpdateBy Doug MartinSince I’m busy preparing my book Hoosier School Heistfor the printers, I've decided to note a few things not in the book and several recent happening in the corporate school movement in the Hoosier state.  1. The Friedman Foundation, which gave out free t-shirts of Milton to anyone who left commen