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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Disaster Capitalism, K-12 Education, and Corporate Takeovers of Progressive Organizations | Crooks and Liars

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Are Parent Trigger Laws Our New 'Superman' – Or Union Kryptonite? | | AlterNet

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Labels: AlterNet, Capitalism, Education Reform, KIPP, parent trigger laws, school choice, Teach for America

Thursday, May 24, 2012

The Choice Agenda Exposed (Expanded) | Dailycensored.com

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The Choice Agenda Exposed | National Education Policy Center

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Occupy School Choice? - Rick Hess Straight Up - Education Week

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Sunday, May 20, 2012

The Choice Agenda Exposed | Dailycensored.com

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Who Controls the Table Wins | National Education Policy Center

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Labels: Common Core State Standards, deficit perspective, Margaret Atwood, NCTQ, NEPC, school choice, Science Fiction

Friday, March 30, 2012

Schools Matter: Krash Course #4: Bizarro Robin Hood

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Saturday, May 7, 2011

Piece reposted at NEPC

Shifting Talking Points among School Choice Advocates

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Shifting Talking Points among School Choice Advocates

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Friday, April 22, 2011

New piece at truthout

Why Advocacy and Market Forces Fail Education Reform

Why advocacy and market forces fail education reform

Why Advocacy and Market Forces Fail Education Reform

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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Journalists, Media Fail Education Reform Debate @ OpEdNews

Journalists, Media Fail Education Reform Debate

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