November 2011 Archive

New York Times Headlines November 14

Danny Schechter the News Dissector un-spins select stories from the day’s New York Times. Times articles discussed in this report are listed here by their online ...

NYTimes Continues to Blame Schools and Teachers for Poverty and Penury

By Jim Horn: The New York Times, which never saw a corporate education idea it didn't like, published its own tribute to the current effort by the Oligarchs of Ed on Saturday, with an editorial in support of Tennessee's ridiculous plan based on "value-added" test scores and an observation instrument that assures that thousands of good teachers will lose their tenure, if not their jobs. And thousands more will lose their love of teaching.

Fact Check: NYT Mischaracterizes Wind in Renewable Subsidies Story

The New York Times led its Nov. 12 edition with a story that got it wrong on wind power. Here's why...