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Posted by Kaizar Campwala - via Alan Murray, Wall Street Journal (Most Emailed)
Another round table on the "problem of education" without the presence of experts on learning. As a math/science teacher I find this type of article depressing and way too commonplace. The three "experts" consist of the Chancellor of NYC public schools, a political post controlled by the Mayor, a university president (typically a public relations / fund raising job) and a law school dean. The consensus approach here is pro-business, anti-union and pro-charter, with no justification other than ideological as to why this approach should work.
