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Education historian and activist diane ravitch is publishing a new book tuesday, the latest in her yearslong chronicling of how the modern school reform movement has harmed students. It will be published on january 14, 2020, by knopf, the most prestigious publisher in america. She debunks the myths of its failures and of the market reformers successes and points to real doable investments that will make public education the. A simple message lies at the heart of diane ravitchs new book if clear and consistent goals of learning could be set for all american children, rich and poor, gifted and ordinary, then all of these children would end up better educated than they now are likely to be. Diane silvers ravitch 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. The hoax of the privatization movement and the danger to americas public schools, affirms her critique of wrongheaded ideas such as school vouchers but goes significantly further, to articulate a positive plan for reform. Published by darcie cimarusti on april 2nd, our friends at garn press released a collection of inspiring essays and reflections written by npe president and cofounder, diane ravitch. Diane ravitch s book is a fun and breezy romp through the maze of school policy.
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