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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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