Diane Ravitch, former Undersecretary of Education during the administration of George Bush, has authored yet another well written explanation of the current political debate over public education in America. The article was published in the Saturday Evening Post.
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"If you read the news magazines or watch TV, you might get the impression that American education is deep in a crisis of historic proportions. The media tell you that other nations have higher test scores than ours and that they are shooting past us in the race for global competitiveness. The pundits say it’s because our public schools are overrun with incompetent, lazy teachers who can’t be fired and have a soft job for life.
Don’t believe it. It’s not true....."
to read the full article, go to http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2011/08/16/archives/post-perspective/american-schools-crisis.html
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