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Archive for July 25th, 2009

The Education-Industrial Complex

Is it surprising that on the same day that the Obama administration announces the guidelines for its $4.5 billion gift to the for-profit education sector that the Gates, Dell, and Walton foundations made a $9.4 million donation to the National Association of Charter School Authorizers? Schools Matter:
NACSA overseas about half of the nation’s charter schools, [...]

How To: Write a Political Narrative

The Washington Post interview with Pres. Obama yesterday offers us a text-book example of how to write a political narrative or myth… a task aided by a compliant media outlet with a substantial financial stake in the outcome of the policies in question. The method for writing the narrative can be broken down into four [...]