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Dr. Ravitch:

You are the most sane, rational, competent voice I have heard for education.  I hope you will continue to speak out at the national level on these very important issues effecting our country. Over testing with multi-choice questions has dire consequences that we are just beginning to understand. Speak loud and often and hopefully people will begin to hear. Thank you for your efforts.

Roger Sledd

Dear Dr. Ravitch,

Several weeks ago I caught a few minutes of your interview with Jon Stewart. I purchased your book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System. My God, what a great read and what I believe gets to the heart of the matter in an honest and straightforward manner. It would be so appropriate for today’s administrators, teachers and political leaders to read this book. Thank you for writing such a book.

Sincerely,
Dr. Randy Pratt

Your recent editorial piece makes some great points. Let’s assume that collective bargaining will be a thing of the past for teachers. The next logical question would be, what should teachers be thinking about to advocate for that will help them remain successful without the union umbrella. Other industries have survived without unions and are well paid and well treated. The difference with teachers is that so many things impact their students’ performance that are out of their ...

The Governor [of Wisconsin] is just going to pass the bill and everyone will take it like good surfs and will have to go home because they are poor and can’t afford to stay and protest.

They sure were not protesting while everyone’s jobs in the private sector have been been outsourced the last ten years. Only when their little pocket books and rights are going to be stolen do they get motivated.

Once the bill passes it is just the first ...