Diane Ravitch

Diane Ravitch is the author, most recently, of The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education (Basic).

How to Fix ‘No Child Left Behind’

The president rightly says that NCLB forces teaching to the test. But so do his solutions, writes Diane Ravitch.

Diane Ravitch

Bill Gates: Selling Bad Advice to the Public Schools

Everyone agrees that American schools need help. But as Diane Ravitch argues, the fixes proposed by billionaire savior Bill Gates will only makes things worse.

Diane Ravitch

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Teachers Furious at Duncan

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan hoped to gain the goodwill of the nation’s educators with an “Open Letter” to teachers. But as Diane Ravitch explains, many reacted with fury.

Diane Ravitch

Shame on Michelle Rhee

A new report shows student testing irregularities in D.C. under the leadership of star education reform advocate Michelle Rhee. Education expert Diane Ravitch blasts Rhee's misguided approach. Plus, Dana Goldstein says the report is no surprise.

Diane Ravitch

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Stop Trashing Teachers!

Obama’s misguided policies and the overhyped doc Waiting For Superman have turned America against its teachers. Education expert Diane Ravitch on why the vitriol is so dangerous.

Diane Ravitch

How to Fix ‘No Child Left Behind’

Bill Gates: Selling Bad Advice to the Public Schools

Teachers Furious at Duncan

Shame on Michelle Rhee

Stop Trashing Teachers!

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