If you live anywhere near Cambridge, you should plan to attend this FairTest event on May 9 when FairTest will honor Jonathan Kozol.
FairTest will present Jonathan with the Deborah W. Meier Award for Heroes in Education for his lifelong commitment to education, children, and human rights.
Jonathan is indeed a hero in education.
He is a champion for children, for teachers, and for public schools.
I am happy to add him to this blog’s honor roll for his courage, his eloquence, and his clear vision of a just, decent, and humane society.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Jonathan Kozol is a giant in education. We used his insights many years ago when implementing an experienced based language/reading approach in our Title One Schools here in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in the late 1970’s. And it worked! Too bad today’s insanity of viewing children as “broken” pervades education today. Mr. Kozol ‘s philosophy of building on the strengths of children is so much more productive. I hope he will write a piece for your blog.
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