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Nevada: Vouchers and the Definition of Insanity by Dr. Diane Ravitch

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Here is  TRUTH! "The definition of insanity: funding an experimental education program, discovering that it failed, then funding it some more and expecting different results. Another definition of insanity: funding a voucher program that depresses student achievement, then demanding more voucher funds so more students can fall behind. Why fund failure? Despite Poor Academic Results Groups Sue to Grow Private School Voucher Program!A few weeks ago a pro-school privatization organization, Institute for Justice, announced a lawsuit against the State of Nevada over the impact of AB 458 to private school vouchers recipients, scholarship granting organizations and businesses receiving tax incentives." Read how the  privatization 'reform' movement meddles with disinformation because  ordinary folks do not know how LEARNING is enabled--the profession that educators practice.

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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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