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Bridging Differences

A lively debate over what's the most important in education and how it needs to adapt and change.
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Author: Deborah Meier and Diane Ravitch
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Let's Slow Down & Consider Our Path Carefully

Nov 19, 2009
Dear Diane, Someone calling himself "natturner" had a sharp reply to Jay Mathews' column on closing big high schools. Even though I was part of such an effort many years ago, and still brag about the results, I think natturner made a good...

Obama and Duncan Are Wrong About Charters

Nov 16, 2009
Dear Deborah, The legislators who passed the Elementary and Secondary Act in 1965 repeatedly assured their colleagues and the American public that the federal government would never interfere with state and local control of schools. The purpose of...

Defining Achievement as More Than Test Scores

Nov 12, 2009
Dear Diane, The bad news does seem to overwhelm the good news of late. For starters, when talking about education, we need a new vocabulary. The term "achievement" has become synonymous not with the intellectual tasks of schooling, the...

Obama's Vision for Education

Nov 9, 2009
Dear Deborah, I have been trying to ascertain what President Obama plans to do to reshape the federal role in education, and the outlines of his policy are becoming clear. So far, we have not heard much about what he will do to fix the No Child...

Simplify Everything Else, Not Kids & Subject Matter

Nov 5, 2009
Dear Diane, The absurdities you describe are on the mark and ought to kill the idea of paying teachers based on their students' test scores. But we both know the idea won't die that easily. Even the most renowned of...


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