Brian Ford FAILING EDUCATION: ATTACKS ON TEACHERS UNIONS, INDICTMENTS OF PROGRESSIVE PEDAGOGY AND THE PRIVATIZATION OF STANDARDS An examination of the discourse on educational reform in 3 parts, focusing on the redefinition of economic models, attacks as a form of hegemonic strategy, and the role of teachers’ unions, including the unions’ strategic response in select instances Part 2 : Of Measurement and Merit: and State, Market and Skewed Perspectives on American Educational Politics Three interlinked essays on Social Learning and Hegemony, Essay 1: Respect for Teachers (A New Economy Story about the State of the Union) Essay 2: Social Learning And Hegemony: Education Reform In The US In The Post-Vietnam Era Essay 3: Democracy an Aspiration Only: Framing Education By Class And Merit