Joanna ------------------------------------------------------------
Each time a person signs this petition, Oprah's producer gets an email. That inbox has now received nearly 1000 emails in two days. Won't you help, too?
http://education.change.org/petitions/view/petition_to_oprah
All the sponsors of the petition are seeking is a more balanced discussion.
1. NBC was originally going to do a live interview with Diane Ravitch, then decided to do a taped interview, probably so it could be edited.
1. Yong Zhao, was originally invited to appear on a panel, then he was uninvited.
2. A teacher with her own ideas, who was originally invited to appear on Oprah to share her perspective, arrived only to learn she had been replaced by the Facebook billionaire who is trying to correct his image tarnished by a newly released film. He also decided he should donate millions to the Newark schools.
3. Follow the reaction to the propaganda on the Facebook pages for Education Nation and Petition to Oprah. It's a messy PR storm.