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She is the founder and president of the network for public education npe. Diane ravitch s reign of error has voucher advocates on the defense opinion. The hoax of the privatization movement and the danger to americas public schools tags. An evening with diane ravitch on september 30, 20 at stanford university was focused on her book, reign of error. The hoax of the privatization movement and the danger to americas public schools, folks. Reign of error by diane ravitch the washington post.
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Into this cognitive and policy dissonance steps dana goldsteins the teacher wars, a fascinating look at the broader history of k12 education in the. How testing and choice are undermining education, p. Diane silvers ravitch born july 1, 1938 is a historian of education, an educational policy analyst, and a research professor at new york universitys steinhardt school of culture, education, and human development. Diane ravitchs reign of error takes the myths surrounding public education. The hoax of the privatization movement and the danger to americas public schools by diane ravitch. Diane ravitch s blog is and has received more than 30 million hits. Education expert diane ravitch says the privatization movement is a hoax and a danger that feeds on the myth that public schools are failing.
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