Between education reformers and union busters, teachers feel like they're "crying in the wilderness, or perhaps just crying." That's according to Kay McSpadden, who teaches high school English in a rural South Carolina and author of Notes from a Classroom: Reflections on Teaching. Will bashing teachers improve education? Are they being scape-goated for conditions they didn't create and can't change?
Education, State Finance and Teacher Bashing
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Guests:
- Kay McSpadden - English Teacher, York Comprehensive High School
- Lisa Graham Keegan - Founder, Education Breakthrough Network
- Diane Ravitch - New York University - @DianeRavitch
- Leonie Haimson - Class Size Matters - @leoniehaimson