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To: epicure who wrote (139924)	6/29/2010 11:13:11 AM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541692

I had you in mind (and a few others) when I recommended the Ravitch book to Kate. You would find it fascinating because she goes back through the arguments for charters, accountability, etc., and then examines a host of experiments/studies to conclude it's all a mistake. I think it's required reading for those of us who care about keeping public education public. I'm increasingly impressed with what's happening in my own small corner of public education--the teaching and administrative skills, the dedication of the staff, the hard work involved. Very impressive stuff. And I have every reason to believe it's more typical than idiosyncratic. At least for the category of suburban schools.