Author Steven Brill's new book about education "reform" Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America’s Schools
is out and has created a buzz in ed policy circles. Brill's book takes a look at the companies, policy makers, charter schools and hedge fund millionaires who are driving corporate "education reform." The book also shows the connections between those groups and like minded Democrats and President Obama.
The question that these type of writings always elicits is who gets to "do" reform? There seems to be a consensus that those in education who oppose a particular kind of reform are against improving education all together. We know that's not true. All stakeholders, including teachers and our unions need to be a vital part of it. Wealth and clout do not make you the expert.
Diane Ravitch reviews the new book in the New York Review of Books and the Washington Post's Valerie Strauss has an interesting take on it as well.
is out and has created a buzz in ed policy circles. Brill's book takes a look at the companies, policy makers, charter schools and hedge fund millionaires who are driving corporate "education reform." The book also shows the connections between those groups and like minded Democrats and President Obama.The question that these type of writings always elicits is who gets to "do" reform? There seems to be a consensus that those in education who oppose a particular kind of reform are against improving education all together. We know that's not true. All stakeholders, including teachers and our unions need to be a vital part of it. Wealth and clout do not make you the expert.
Diane Ravitch reviews the new book in the New York Review of Books and the Washington Post's Valerie Strauss has an interesting take on it as well.
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