The "Teaching Wars" in America's Public Schools
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 1 January 2015
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
No institution is more important to the US economy -- or America's role in the world -- than public education. But no profession is more of a battlefield than public school teaching. Are teachers getting a bad rap?
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| 0:27.4 | iTunes page. From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point. |
| 0:37.2 | The Teacher Wars in America's public schools. |
| 0:43.7 | Hello again, I'm Mormon Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International, |
| 0:47.7 | a daily look at the issues Americans care about most. |
| 0:50.7 | America's failing education system has become a cliche of contemporary journalism. It's most |
| 0:56.2 | often blamed on the teachers. Union rules are said to protect the worst, while low salaries, |
| 1:01.8 | crowded classrooms, and unequal resources make it hard to retain the best. Disputes about |
| 1:06.8 | standardized testing and common core curriculum have teachers caught in the middle. |
| 1:11.8 | Teaching once was seen as a noble profession. |
| 1:14.6 | We'll hear how that view has changed over time. |
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