MEDIA WATCH: An intelligent show on corporate 'school reform' on MSNBC with Melissa Harris Perry and Diane Ravitch is now available... Links here
One of the recent pleasures we've had here is watching the video of the MSNBC interview -- and subsequent show -- featuring Diane Ravitch on MSNBC. "The interview and panel discussion were broken into three segments which do not follow one another sequentially online for some reason," Diane Ravitch reports, "so here are the direct links to all three parts."
Teachers across Chicago are beginning study groups about "Reign of Error", and Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis has promised to provide some lesson plans, beginning with Chapter 11. Part 1) The Case Against School Privatization
http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/watch/the-case-against-school-privatization-57195587667
Part 2) How Charter Schools Can Lead to Disparity
http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/watch/how-charter-schools-can-lead-to-disparity-57194563769
Part 3) Poverty and Its Impact on Education
http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/watch/poverty-and-its-impact-on-education-57196611701