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Diane Ravitch

Research Professor of Education at New York University and a historian of education

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About Diane

About Diane

Diane Ravitch was a Research Professor of Education at New York University from 1995-2020 and is a historian of education. She is the Founder and President of the Network for Public Education (NPE). NPE has 350,000 followers and is the single largest organization of parents and teachers and other citizens working to stop the privatization of public education and the misuse of standardized testing. Its goal is to preserve, protect and improve public schools.

Diane Ravitch’s Blog is dianeravitch.net and has received nearly 40 million hits.

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Slaying Goliath

By Diane Ravitch

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Reign of Error

By Diane Ravitch

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The Death and Life of the Great American School System

By Diane Ravitch

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Edspeak and Doubletalk book

EdSpeak and Doubletalk: A Glossary to Decipher Hypocrisy and Save Public Schooling

By Diane Ravitch and Nancy E. Bailey

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  • Oklahoma: State Superintendent Fires Attorney Who Supported Trans Students February 3, 2023
  • “The 1619 Project” Has Been Turned into a TV Series on HULU: Don’t Miss It! February 3, 2023
  • Steven Singer: A New Ed Tech Goliath Enters Standardized Testing Field February 3, 2023
  • From Diane Ravitch: Why I Sent My Sons to Private Schools Half a Century Ago, But Support Public Schools Today February 3, 2023
  • Dan Rather and Elliott Kirschner: Race Matters February 2, 2023
  • Michael Hiltzik: College Board Caves in to the Right, Gives a Course in Cowardice February 2, 2023
  • Idaho Statesman: Here Are the Facts That Voucher Supporters Don’t Want You to Know February 2, 2023
  • College Board Revises AP African American Studies Course to Placate Conservative Critics February 2, 2023
  • Robert Hubbell on Ron DeSantis’s Re-education Camps February 1, 2023
  • New Hampshire: GOP Wants to Pay for Vouchers with Funds Earmarked for Public Schools February 1, 2023

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