Dialogue- The Education Debate

"Education" is one of those words that comes up every time you give a politician a microphone. As a political tool, it's an easy mark. After all, who doesn't want better education for our children? But the devil---as they say--- is in the details. What works? What doesn't? How do you pay for it? How do you know you're getting your money's worth? And how do turn political platitudes into meaningful, measurable progress? On this episode of Dialogue, WUOT's Matt Shafer Powell speaks with Silvia Peters. Ms. Peters has committed her life to finding the answers to those questions. Throughout her career as an educator, she's established a reputation for turning around under-achieving schools. And she's a co-founder of the Edison Project, a research-based model designed to help public schools raise their levels of achievement...

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