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And, yes, I DO take it personally: Junk science hits schools themselves, not just curriculum
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Saturday, April 02, 2005

Junk science hits schools themselves, not just curriculum

often below the radar screen is the concerted, on-going, repub effort to privatize the public school system and bust the teachers' union, the aft... but as this post from teacherken in daily kos, Education and the "Mighty Wurlitzer", makes clear, our educational system is under the same kind of attack that the rabidly ideological christian and social conservatives are waging in every sector of our society...

the bulk of teacherken's post is a long analysis of the battle over charter vs. public schools by gerald bracey, reprinted by permission... it's long but well worth the read...

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