Michael S. Merry (Amsterdam) and William S. New (Beloit): Is the Liberal Defense of Public Schools a Fantasy? Valerie Strauss on a primer on the damaging movement to privatize public schools. Sheryl J. Croft (Kennesaw State), Mari Ann Roberts (Clayton State), and Vera L. Stenhouse (Georgia State): The Perfect Storm of Education Reform: High-Stakes Testing and Teacher Evaluation. Solving the mystery of the schools: Diane Ravitch reviews The Prize: Who’s in Charge of America’s Schools? by Dale Russakoff and Mission High: One School, How Experts Tried to Fail It, and the Students and Teachers Who Made It Triumph by Kristina Rizga. The biggest public policy mistake we’re continuing to make, year after year: By not investing in quality early childhood education, we're leaving vulnerable kids behind and lots of future benefits on the table.
