Tag Archives: Race to the Top

Charter schools are putting both our children and our democracy at risk, says former Assistant Secretary of Education Diane Ravitch

By Mark | April 6, 2014

A few days ago, education historian Diane Ravitch, a former Assistant Secretary of Education under the first President Bush, was interviewed by Bill Moyers on the subject of school privatization. In the interview, Ravitch, who was once a staunch supporter of No Child Left Behind, talks of her ongoing research into the $500 billion K-12 […]

Posted in Detroit, Education, Michigan, Uncategorized | Also tagged ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, Arne Duncan, Bill Moyers, charter schools, Democrats for Education Reform, Diane Ravitch, dismantling of public education, EAA, education reform, for-profit charter schools, hedge funds, no child left behind, privatization, public education, Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools, threats to public education, virtual charters | 12 Comments

Bill Ayers: “The road to the massive cheating scandal in Atlanta runs right through the White House”

By Mark | April 3, 2013

Continuing our recent conversation on the misguided work of education reform advocate Michelle “we can test our way to better schools” Rhee, I thought that I’d share this comment, which was sent out yesterday by our friend Bill Ayers in response to news that 27 former educators in the Atlanta public school system had reported […]

Posted in Education, Uncategorized | Also tagged abortion, abstinence-only sex education, Arne Duncan, Atlanta, Beverly L. Hall, Bill Ayers, Bush, cheating, Chicago, Chicago Laboratory Schools, condoms, Department of Education, dismantling of public education, education reform, EOS, FairTest, Finland, Michelle Rhee, National Center for Fair & Open Testing, no child left behind, Obama, Planned Parenthood, public education, Rahm Emanuel, teach to the test, testing | 41 Comments

National conversation on education reform picks up

By Mark | September 27, 2010

Spurred on by the new documentary, Waiting for Superman, NBC/Universal has decided to take up the subject of K-12 education across all of its various media platforms, in hopes of sparking a national conversation on the subject of reform. The initiative, which they’re calling Education Nation, was kicked off this weekend, and, this morning, on […]