Jan 24, 2017
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Massachusetts: Stripping the Mask from Corporate Reformers | Diane Ravitch's blog
Last week's election was both a victory and a defeat for corporate education reform. On one hand, Donald Trump won with a strong commitment to school choice and privatization, which is the highest goal of corporate reformers. He will very likely appoint a Supreme Court justice (or justices) hostile...
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Budig, Heaps: Broad view needed about education reform | News OK
The debates about how best to improve our schools will soon be in the media again. The confirmation process for Betsy DeVos, secretary of education designee, will be one of many newsworthy flash points as President Trump and his team take the reins of power. The DeVos nomination signals increased...
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Will privatizing public education hurt our students?
President-elect Donald Trump is under fire from teachers' unions and supporters of public schools for choosing Betsy DeVos, a fierce advocate for privatizing public education, as the next Secretary of Education. During her confirmation hearings, DeVos is certain to be pressed on her views, shining...
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Our Positive Agenda - Network For Public Education
A message from Diane Ravitch The Network for Public Education has received a very positive response, and we are building alliances with grassroots groups across the nation. If you know of any who have not signed up, please tell them how to find us. You know what we oppose: High-stakes testing;...
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The Great Unwinding of Public Education: Detroit and DeVos - Schwartzreport
Privatization of all things public has slammed Detroit as gentrifying investors seek to put price tags on what was previously public domain. In predatory fashion, privatizers are targeting the city’s struggling students as a new frontier for profit. How weak and vulnerable is public education in...
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The Book That Influences Ford’s New CEO’s Decisions - Corporate Intelligence - WSJ
Mark Fields, who will take charge of Ford on July 1 as CEO, has made a point of mentioning an influential book in his life in how he regards taking risks. It’s called the “Innovator’s Dilemma,” a 1997 best-selling business book by Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen.
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Writing Centers Seek to Unlock Youths' Creativity - Education Week
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Novartis vaccine unit is no wallflower: It has suitors flirting with a deal, too | FiercePharma
A couple of weeks back, the Street was abuzz that Merck would hand over its consumer-health business for Novartis' animal-health and vaccines units.Yesterday, word was that Merck has some consumer-goods giants shopping its consumer-health aisle.
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8 Acts of Kindness to Brighten Someone’s Day – Fashionably ill ®
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Boehner and Cantor Declare No Debt Ceiling Increase Without Obamacare Delay and Keystone Approval
With the President delaying, again, parts of Obamacare, House Republican Leader Eric Cantor and Speaker John Boehner have declared they will not raise the debt ceiling unless the President does two things: (1) delay Obamacare by a year and (2) approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.In fact, Congressman...