Word: ravitch
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Diane Ravitch, a pre-eminent education historian at New York University, says Duncan's RTT initiative is in effect an extension of the Bush-era reforms. "This whole fund is being used to lure or bribe or implore or compel states and school districts to do things that we don't actually know are going to make things better," says Ravitch, who is critical of the accountability movement's emphasis on standardized testing. "My biggest problem with Duncan and Obama on education is that they are giving Bush a third term in education." Duncan counters that he is merely breaking...
...school districts say the more radical federal options aren't always feasible or affordable. Nor is it clear that turning a school over to the state or making it a charter will raise its performance. "None of these remedies have any basis in reality or research," says Diane Ravitch, research professor of education at New York University...
...Ravitch is a historian of education whose latest book is Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms (Simon & Schuster...
...Ravitch is a historian of education whose latest book is "Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms" (Simon & Schuster...
...test, but 99.8% did take the exams. Tests provide teachers, parents, school officials and public officials with information to address education problems. The recent spate of state exams has spurred unprecedented attention to the needs of low-performing students. Education cannot function without reliable information about its effectiveness. DIANE RAVITCH New York City...