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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Education, State Finance and Teacher Bashing

    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?

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    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?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sonya Geis

      Senior Managing Editor

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Kay McSpadden

      English Teacher, York Comprehensive High School

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      Lisa Graham Keegan

      Founder, Education Breakthrough Network

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      Diane Ravitch

      New York University

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    City of LA Seeks Marijuana Profits with Measure M
    1. 0:00Measure M: LA's Effort to Cash In on Medical Marijuana
    2. 21:00It's the TED Conference in Long Beach
    3. 26:17Education, State Finance and Teacher BashingYou’re reading this
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