Jack Schneider: Making It Easier to Fire Teachers Won’t Get You Better Ones

June 17, 2014

Good morning folks! On today’s show Professor Jack Schneider (@Edu_Historian) joins us to discuss the Vergara v California decision and the problems of “education reform”. Read Professor Schneider’s latest piece here and Tune in at noon!

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