Berkeley, April 15, 2010: Diane signing books.

Diane and teachers at the UFT publication party, April 7, 2010.

Diane at the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, with Dr. Louise Cowan and others, April 28, 2010.

Diane with Linda Darling-Hammond and an audience member, Stanford, April 14, 2010.

Diane speaking in Boca Raton at Lynn University, Keith C. & Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center, May 12, 2010.

Parents Paula Sigmund, Lisa Goodman, Carmella DiMatteo, Boca Raton, May 12, 2010.

Diane Ravitch and Frank Barbieri (school board member in Palm Beach County) speaking with Mary Kay Murray, Palm Beach County Education Foundation, Boca Raton, May 12, 2010.

Diane with Rita Solnet (Palm Beach County School Advisory Council), Boca Raton, May 12, 2010.

Dr. Kevin Ross, President, Lynn University, introducing Diane in Boca Raton, May 12, 2010.

Rita Solnet (PBC School Advisory Council), Robert Dow (President, Classroom Teachers Association), Diane Ravitch, and Senator Maria Sachs, May 12, 2010.

Diane is introduced by NEA President Dennis Van Roekel at the NEA Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly, New Orleans, July 6, 2010. Photo by Kevin Lock/NEA.

Diane speaks at the NEA Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly, New Orleans, July 6, 2010. Photo by Kevin Lock/NEA.

At the end of her speech, Diane took off her orange jacket and donned a T-shirt from the California Teachers Association. On the front it says "Public Education." On the back it says "A right, not a race." Photo by Kevin Lock/NEA.

Diane with NEA President Dennis Van Roekel, New Orleans, July 6, 2010. Photo by Kevin Lock/NEA.

Diane with NEA President Dennis Van Roekel, New Orleans, July 6, 2010. Photo by Kevin Lock/NEA.

Diane with Segun Eubanks, New Orleans, July 6, 2010. Photo by Kevin Lock/NEA.

A view of the audience of 10,000, taken by a member of the Florida delegation, New Orleans, July 6, 2010.

Diane with the NEA Executive Committee, New Orleans, July 6, 2010. From left to right: Joyce Powell (NJ), Len Paolillo (MA), Paula Monroe (CA), Diane, Princess Moss (VA), Christy Levings (KS), and Greg Johnson (OK). Not pictured are the executive officers (president, VP, and second treasurer). Photo by Kevin Lock/NEA.

Diane with Lily Eskelsen, New Orleans,
July 6, 2010. Photo by Kevin Lock/NEA.

Diane with Camille Zombro of the San Diego Education Association, New Orleans, July 6, 2010. Photo by Kevin Lock/NEA.

Diane with the NEA Selection Committee, New Orleans, July 6, 2010. Photo by Kevin Lock/NEA.

Diane with Becky Pringle, New Orleans,
July 6, 2010. Photo by Kevin Lock/NEA.

Diane with Beverly Ingle, president of Colorado Education Association, New Orleans, July 6, 2010. Photo by Kevin Lock/NEA.

Diane addressing the Rainbow Push Coalition Conference in Chicago, June 12, 2010.

Diane and Rev. Jesse Jackson listening to remarks by NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Jealous, June 12, 2010.

Rev. Jesse Jackson listens to Diane’s presentation at the Rainbow Push Coalition Conference in Chicago, June 12, 2010.

Diane and Eva Moskowitz at “The Ideas Economy: Human Potential,” Chelsea Piers, New York City, September 16, 2010.

Wayne State University President Emeritus Irvin D. Reid with Diane at WSU, Detroit, September 23, 2010.

Diane with Charles Parrish of the Michigan AFT, Detroit, September 23, 2010.

Detroit Public Schools' Emergency Financial Director Robert Bobb (left), Diane, and Wayne State University President Emeritus Reid (right), Detroit, September 23, 2010.

Diane with Karen Jennings Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers’ Union, September 24, 2010.

Dean Linda Irwin-DeVitis, Diane and Clair Berube at Old Dominion University on October 8, 2010.

Diane with Mike Feinberg of KIPP,
Houston, October 14, 2010.

Diane during a panel discussion with Terry Bruner of Teach for America, Mike Feinberg of KIPP, Houston, October 14, 2010.

Diane with David Leebron, President of Rice University, October 14, 2010.

Diane with Raymond Duncan of the Poughkepsie, NY school board at the NYSSBA convention, October 24, 2010.

Diane with Randall Johnson of the Poughkepsie, NY school board at the NYSSBA convention, October 24, 2010.

Diane with FEA delegate Sara Cuaresmafe at the Florida Education Conference, October 29, 2010.

Diane signing books at the Florida Education Conference, October 29, 2010.

Bill Gates recently portrayed Diane (shown here as Bonnie Parker) as an enemy of effective education. Photomontage by David Bellel.

Diane with Sue Memminger, parent activist, at the Florida Education Conference, Orlando, October 29, 2010.

Diane with Cindy Marten, principal of Central Elementary in San Diego, November 4, 2010.