Ep 7: Teacher Accountability And a Challenge To The Gates Foundation

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Ep 7: Teacher Accountability And a Challenge To The Gates Foundation

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Dec 11, 2015

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Drew Perkins and Anthony Cody discuss education reform efforts by the Gates Foundation, his book The Educator and the Oligarch, teacher accountability, the future of education--and his treehouse.

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Dec 11, 2015

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The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 17: Most Likely To Succeed - The Purpose and Possibility Of Our Schools: Drew Perkins talks with , the producer of , about the film and book and why we need to innovate our current school model. by The ThoughtStretchers Education Podcast
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Ep 7: Teacher Accountability And a Challenge To The Gates Foundation

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