Daily Archives: May 18, 2015

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Apparently Nashville has been far too slow to privatize its public schools. Community pushback has annoyed the power structure, which wants more charters faster, even though the celebrated Achievement School District (mainly in…

Originally posted on Daniel Katz, Ph.D.:
This week, our teacher preparation program welcomes the graduates of the Class of 2015 as our professional colleagues.  These accomplished young teachers are joining the profession at a time of great challenges, but…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Edward Johnston of Atlanta is the most persistent gadfly in that city. He regularly writes open letters to the school board and administrators, in an effort to hold them accountable. Johnston is an…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Tim Slekar is the dean of education at Edgewood College in Wisconsin. Action Alert for Milwaukee Tim Slekar writes on his blog “BustED Pencils”: Last week Rep. Dale Kooyenga (R-Brookfield) and Sen. Alberta…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Milwaukee is the original laboratory of corporate reform. Since 1990, it has had a thriving charter sector and a thriving voucher sector. Competition was supposed to lift all boats, but it didn’t. All…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
This is one of Valerie Strauss’s best columns, where she reviews a television interview with Dennis Brain, the CEO of Entertainment Properties Trust. Brain is a big investor in charter schools, and he…