Diane Ravitch was a strong proponent of charter schools and the No Child Left Behind program. She now recognizes the political agenda behind all the recent school cuts and has changed her mind.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Copenhagen, Johannesburg, Kyoto, Rio... it can be hard to keep track of all the international summits where global leaders have tried to tackle climate change. Do international climate negotiations do any good? Author and lobbyist Felix Dodds thinks so. Here's why...
Storyteller Carolyn McVickar Edwards has a lovely little collection called "In the Light on the Moon."
Benjamin Nugent is the author of "American Nerd: The Story of My People." He tells Jim Fleming there are two main categories of nerds and something about their history and the different nerdy subcultures.
Chelsea Cain wrote “Confessions of A Teen Sleuth: A Parody.” As she tells Anne, her book sets the record straight.
Bob Jacobson attaches no moral value to working. He has a job, but would rather spend his time loafing, and gives some examples of his past jobs.
Francine Segan, author of "The Philosopher's Kitchen", tells us of the importance of bread to the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
Arika Okrent is a linguist and the author of "In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Logian Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build A Perfect Language."
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