Schools 4 $Sale: Inquire at U.S. DOE

05-19-2010

Column by Diane Ravitch/Education Week

Dear Deborah, You and I are old enough to remember heated debates about what democracy in education means. Some argued that it had to do with the governance of education, with the ability of the public to participate in decisions affecting their children. Some maintained that it had to do with the provision of a high-quality education in every school, so that the education available to those with the least resources was as good as the education available to those with the most resources. There were many other definitions, but this much is clear: The argument did not center on whether to have good public schools, but how to make them better for all. Now we are at a new juncture. The Obama administration has resolved that "school reform" requires privatization of as many public schools as possible. (more...)

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