Archive for July 27th, 2009
Knowledge-Power Nexus
As part of my dissertation, I read every book produced by six national think tanks* between 1998-2008 that specifically address education policy. It was painful. Often disguised as academic research, the books these “policy institutes” produce is thinly veiled corporate propaganda that makes bold claims without the need of messy things like data. However, what [...]
Posted: July 27th, 2009 under Politics, Public Intellectuals, Think Tank Hackery.
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Diane Ravitch Nails Obama-Duncan Plan
I have never been a fan of Diane Ravitch, mostly because of her association with think tanks like Brookings and Hoover. It has been my experience that think tank trolls produce limited [but adequate] research for academic literature while the popular literature they produce for their various institutions is craptacular propaganda at best.
So, it came [...]
Posted: July 27th, 2009 under Education Policy, Public Intellectuals.
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