Deconstructing the debate: Ravitch v. Alter

06-10-2011

Grumpy Educators

After Diane Ravitch's NY Times op-ed criticizing President Obama for holding up a Denver school as an example of the success of current education reform policies, Jonathon Alter rebutted Ravitch's views in a Bloomberg Times article. This written exchange drew widespread attention and led to a debate on the David Sirota talk show, which aired yesterday. If you missed the debate live, a podcast is available here. For non-educators who are concerned about the current education reform policies, listening to this debate is highly useful. Few opportunities exist to become informed. The debate was well moderated by Sirota, key points made, and for non-educators short enough and non-technical enough for easy understanding. There are a couple of items that caught my attention. (more...)

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