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Ten Years After Columbine: A Letter to A Principal After Virginia Tech
[Originally sent to my son's school principal, on April 27, 2007] – In many ways, this letter has been in the making for a long time. Delay in writing has in large measure been the result of my confidence in your leadership, and, as an educator of teachers and education leaders, a profound understanding of the challenges you face as a public...
KIPP Charter School: The Violence of Bootstrapping
“From Teach for America to the KIPP charter schools to instructional innovations at colleges and universities, we have proven strategies ready to go to scale.” — Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, February 9, 2009 speaking before the 91st Annual Meeting of the American Council on Education The Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) is,...
Privatization of Public Higher Education Will Not Solve Any Problem!
In the May 1 issue of the Chronicle of Education, an article appeared with the headline: “Public Colleges Consider Privatization as a Cure for the Common Recession.” The article was written by Eric Kelderman (for those with access the article can be found here)....
Education is A Right, Not a Dream: Obama Speech before the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
On March 10, 2009, President Obama gave a major speech before the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce outlining his plans for education. During the speech, Obama emphasized the presence of and showed his support for Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, and Secretary of Labor, Hilda Solis. Duncan was highlighted as an enforcer of “innovation” through...
"The Political Economy of Educational Restructuring: On the Origin of Performance Pay and Obama’s “Blueprint” for Education," in The Phenomenon of Obama and the Agenda for Education Can Hope Audaciously Trump Neoliberalism? (Information Age Publishing)
