Such protests have brought together school reform advocates and teacher groups who agree that children's best interests should not be subject to the tourism industry's bottom line. (therivardreport.com)
However, in an email published by school reform advocate Diane Ravitch, Ratliff clarified that her appearance at the event with Superintendent John Deasy did not mean that she is in favor of linking test scores to salary increases: (laschoolreport.com)
In his excellent 1998 book, Fixing Urban Schools, he outlines the roots of disagreement among school reform advocates as between intrinsic and extrinsic reforms. (texaspilgrim.com)