Sam Freeman's farewell from NY Times

[Peter Farruggio <pfarr@cal.berkeley.edu>]

Samuel Freeman (?) wrote his final Education column in today's NY 
Times, in which he revealed, in case one hadn't figured it out, that 
he has been an admirer of NCLB for shining a light on US educational 
inequities.  That's become a mantra of sorts used by supporters of 
high stakes who prefer to camoflage their abject obeisance to 
Authority (whoever's in power), and/or their professional cowardice 
with a phony claim to care about poor kids.  Personally, I say good 
riddance to ole Sam, except I shudder to think who will replace 
him.  It's clear to me that the two previous Times Ed columnists, 
Richard Rothstein and Michael Winesap, were purged because they 
refused to become pro-corporate standardista mouthpieces.

Pete Farruggio