“Today’s episode argues that seemingly neutral news articles about education, particularly concerning teacher shortages, are actually corporate messaging disguised as journalism. These articles, published in outlets like eSchool News and Chalkbeat, intentionally obscure simple solutions (like raising teacher salaries) to promote privatisation of education. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, suggests this is a deliberate strategy using repetitive, demoralising messaging to undermine public trust in public education and pave the way for market-based reforms benefiting private interests. The episode concludes by urging educators to develop media literacy and advocate for systemic solutions to support public education.”
Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/public-schools-under-siege-corporate
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