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Diane Ravitch

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

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Speeches

Slaying Goliath

Diane Ravitch discusses her book, “Slaying Goliath” at Politics and Prose.
Streamed live on Jan 29, 2020

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Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education in the George H.W. Bush administration Diane Ravitch made the argument for why she believes public education should not be privatized.

Watch Diane speak at the Los Angeles Teachers’ Strike

Los Angeles Teachers’ Strike: January 16, 2019. Check it out here

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How David Beat Goliath: Watch Diane’s speech at opening session of Network for Public Education

You can view it here 

Diane’s speech at Western Michigan University

Diane Ravitch at the 2017 NPE Conference in Oakland, California

You can watch her speech here

Diane Ravitch- President’s Speaker Series, 2011

Watch Diane Ravitch’s speech during the President’s Speaker Series here

Diane Ravitch on Public Education, Privatization, and Professionalization in San Francisco, January 2012.

Follow this link to watch Diane’s speech from San Francisco, January 2012: here

Watch Diane Ravitch’s speech in Sacramento. January, 2012.

You can watch Clip 1 here

You can watch Clip 2 here 

You can watch Clip 3 here

You can watch Clip 4 here

Lecture at Standford, 2013

Watch Diane’s lecture on Evaluating Education Reform here

Watch Diane Ravitch vs Kopp from July 2011

You can view clip 1 here

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You can view clip 5 here

Diane Ravitch’s ’60 Lecture: How to Ruin or Revive Public Education, October 2015

Watch a 2015 lecture from Diane Ravitch about Public Education here

OPT OUT Message from Diane Ravitch

Watch a 2 minute video of Diane’s message about opting out of State mandated standardized testing

NC State University, February 11, 2014

Diane speaking at NC State University, Emerging Issues Forum, February 11, 2014
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University of North Carolina, Charlotte, March 21, 2013

Diane gave a speech at University of North Carolina, Charlotte, March 21, 2013
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Diane’s Speech from the Kohl Education Prize

Diane Ravitch receives the 2012 Kohl Education Prize

The Dolores Kohl Education Foundation enhances children’s learning through the support of exemplary teaching.

Barnard College, “For the Public Good” Lecture Series

Is a Public School a Public Good or a Shoe Store?
February 21, 2012

Seattle Town Hall Forum

Recorded by an audience member
November 17, 2011

Save Our Schools at American University

Address to educators participating in the Save Our Schools March on Washington.
July 29, 2011

April 18, 2018: Diane addresses the students at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan–you can watch here 

May 18, 2011

Conversation with Lesley University President Joseph Moore

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