It seems like every other day someone in the media is talking about the American education system being "broken". They say it...and everyone nods in agreement. But one of the foremost authorities on education in the US says that public schools are doing fine...the real problem is the growing trend towards privatization.
Today on the Best Of Our Knowledge, we'll talk to former US Assistant Secretary of Education Diane Ravitch, who calls the privatization movement a Reign of Error.
We’ll also spend an academic minute with a visit from some crazy ants...and not the kind that show up for the holidays with a fruit cake.