Diane Ravitch Rebukes Education Activists' 'Reign Of Error'

[Coyotl]

Diane Ravitch Rebukes Education Activists' 'Reign Of Error'
by NPR Staff - http://www.npr.org/2013/09/27/225748846/diane-ravitch-rebukes-education-activists-reign-of-error
September 27, 2013

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The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools

Diane Ravitch, a former assistant secretary of education, spent years advocating for an overhaul of the American education system. She supported the No Child Left Behind Act, the charter school movement and standardized testing.

But Ravitch recently — and very publicly — changed her mind. She looked at the data and decided that the kinds of changes she'd supported weren't working. Now she's a prominent critic of things like charter schools and school choice — and she's particularly opposed to privatizing schools.

Her new book, Reign of Error, lambastes the idea of replacing public schools with for-profit institutions. She tells NPR's Steve Inskeep, "When people pay taxes for schools, they don't think they're paying off investors. They think they're paying for smaller class sizes and better teachers."

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[MichiganVote]

1. Pity she never saw what every schoolteacher could see coming a mile off.

[Coyotl]

2. Good point.

[liberal_at_heart]

3. I admire people who can admit that have made a mistake. Most people are so

full of themselves they never admit when they are wrong. She could be an important voice to help try and reverse these now proven wrong education reforms. The only thing worse than doing something wrong, is continuing to do something wrong, never recognizing and admitting your mistakes, and never trying to correct those mistakes.