Author: Lloyd Lofthouse

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Words matter. Trump has been called a “populist.” The Brexit movement has been called “populist.” Marie LePen, who ran for president of France on an anti-immigration platform, was called a “populist.” Bannon and his anti-Establishment movement funded by the billionaire Mercers are called “populists.” No doubt, someone thinks the Koch brothers are “populists.” None…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Time for a friendly puff piece from Inside Philanthropy about one of the nation’s most malevolent foundations: The Walton Family Foundation. Walton has two goals: privatizing education and eliminating teachers’ unions. It pledged to spend $1 billion to achieve those aims. It subsidizes many mainstream media, even NPR and Education Week, to make sure…

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Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: GregB sent this email because WordPress refused to post it as a comment. Trump pardoned the controversial and racist sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, on Friday night, when everyone was focused on Hurricane Harvey. Here is Greg’s email: “I tried to post this but WordPress wasn’t having any of it. Should it interest you,…

Originally posted on gadflyonthewallblog: ? You might be tempted to file this under ‘No Shit, Sherlock.’ But a new study found that closing schools where students achieve low test scores doesn’t end up helping them learn. Moreover, such closures disproportionately affect students of color. What’s surprising, however, is who conducted the study – corporate education reform cheerleaders, the Center for…