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Education

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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1. 'corporate reform' is the key there, I think.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Tue Jul 29, 2014, 10:13 AM

Jul 2014

I think most folks on the left would be fine with 'reform' that is driven by long term educators who have shown evidence that some practice or set of practices they've developed create better outcomes for students as a whole, or students who are struggling. The 'split' comes when 'reform' is driven by non-educator billionaires and privatizers who want the public education system to become either a cash cow for private investors or simply a supply line for useful corporate drones.

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‘Education reform’ now a pejorative term to many progressive Democrats [View all] n2doc Jul 2014 OP

'corporate reform' is the key there, I think. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #1

Educational Excellence would be a worthy goal Demeter Jul 2014 #2

+1 daleanime Jul 2014 #4

Good. Progressives should be embarrassed to support corporate racism. Starry Messenger Jul 2014 #3

True here. snot Jul 2014 #5

Better late than never, I guess. LWolf Aug 2014 #6