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How the North Carolina Legislature & Governor Are Destroying Public Schools and the Teaching Profession; Diane Ravitch

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Here is the REALITY! "Look anywhere in the country and you will see a variety of “reform” movements that are not meant to “reform” public schools, but rather to  re-form public schools in an image of a profit making enterprise that excludes the very students, teachers, and communities that rely on the public schools.North Carolina’s situation may be no different than what other states are experiencing, but how our politicians have proceeded in their attempt to dismantle public education is worth exploring. Specifically, the last five year period in North Carolina has been a calculated attempt at undermining public schools with over twenty different actions that have been deliberately crafted and executed along three different fronts: actions against teachers, actions against public schools, and actions to deceive the public. " Read and learn what is coming to your state!

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I began teaching in 1963,; Ba and BS in Education -Brooklyn College. I have the equivalent of 2 additional Master's, mainly in Literacy Studies and Graphic Design. I was the only seventh grade teacher of English from 1990 -1999 at East Side (more...)
 

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