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Diane Ravitch

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Loud voice fighting tide of new trend in education

September 12, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
Diane Ravitch made her name in the 1970s as a historian chronicling the role of public schools in American social mobility, The New York Times reports.
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Nearly 900 districts to apply for Race to the Top funding

September 4, 2012 by From staff and wire reports
Nearly 900 school districts across the nation intend to apply for a slice of close to $400 million in grants that the U.S. Education Department will distribute in…
District Management

Ravitch: Pennsylvania’s cyber-school expansion ‘unbelievable’

July 11, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports
Pennsylvania just approved four new cyber-charter schools, bringing the number of online charter schools in the state to 17, writes noted education historian Diane Ravitch on her blog—and…
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Why the Gates Foundation is so puzzling

July 6, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports
When one foundation has amassed over $30 billion, it has the financial power to shape the policies of government to its liking, says Diane Ravitch, a research professor…
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University research will evaluate physical data to gauge teacher effectiveness

November 5, 2013June 13, 2012 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor
A student’s physical reaction to a classroom lesson soon could be used to judge how successful—or unsuccessful—an educator is in keeping students engaged.
District Management

School privatization on trial in Philadelphia

June 15, 2012June 12, 2012 by From staff and wire reports
The City of Brotherly Love is boiling over with frustration. It's not just the $700 million in education cuts this past year. It's not just a loss of…
District Management

Top educational technology news: May 2012

May 9, 2012May 3, 2012 by From staff reports
In the May 2012 issue of eSchool News, we report on several significant ed-tech developments, including a speech by education historian Diane Ravitch about the promises—and perils—of school…
District Management

Diane Ravitch outlines ed tech’s promise, perils

March 20, 2012March 16, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor
Technology offers incredible potential for education, but it also presents certain perils that all education stakeholders must take care to avoid, said noted education historian and NYU professor…
District Management

A test for politicians on education (with cheat sheet)

February 24, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports
Here are questions that education historian Diane Ravitch posed to politicans who make education policy, the Washington Post reports
District Management

Ravitch: Does Obama understand Race to the Top?

February 1, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports
I don't know about you, but I am growing convinced that President Barack Obama doesn't know what Race to the Top is, says education historian Diane Ravitch for…
District Management

Ravitch: Why Finland’s schools are great (by doing what we don’t)

October 13, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports
I recently returned from a trip to Europe. In Berlin, I spoke at an international education research conference. Researchers from Europe, Asia, and Latin America were very alarmed…
District Management

Readers: Here’s how we’d change ESEA

July 11, 2011July 8, 2011 by From staff reports
With Education Secretary Arne Duncan warning Congress that he'll take matters into his own hands if lawmakers this year fail to rewrite the Elementary and Secondary Education Act…
District Management

What schools can learn from charters about teaching English language learners

October 29, 2010September 10, 2010 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor
As charter schools become testing grounds for innovative approaches to education, many of these schools with high English language learner (ELL) and Latino enrollments are identifying best practices…
District Management

Critics say administration’s blueprint is too similar to NCLB

October 29, 2010March 30, 2010 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor
As the Obama administration seeks support for its plan to rewrite the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), many education policy analysts worry that the new blueprint's guidelines…

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