Privatizing our public schools makes as much sense as privatizing the fire department or or the police department — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
“Critics may find this hard to believe, but students in American public schools today are studying and mastering far more difficult topics… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
If charter schools are not more successful on average than the public schools they replace, what is accomplished by demolishing public education?… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
“Thus, those who now sharply criticize the public schools speak fondly of an era when most schools were racially segregated; when public… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
“NAEP is central to any discussion of whether American students and the public schools they attend are doing well or badly. It… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
“If we continue on the present course, with big foundations and the federal government investing heavily in opening more charter schools, the… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
I support charters, but the right kind of charters. I support charters that support kids who have the highest needs. A charter… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
The foundations demand that public schools and teachers be held accountable for performance, but they themselves are accountable to no one. If… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
“When a school is successful, it is hard to know which factor was most important or if it was a combination of… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
“In Hollywood films and television documentaries, the battle lines are clearly drawn. Traditional public schools are bad; their supporters are apologists for… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
“Our schools will not improve if we continue to focus only on reading and mathematics while ignoring the other studies that are… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
“Our schools will not improve if we continue to focus only on reading and mathematics while ignoring the other studies that are essential elements… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share
We will continue to chase rainbows unless we recognize that they are rainbows and there is no pot of gold at the end of… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share
When you succeed at keeping almost everyone in school, you must figure out ways to educate everyone you keep in school. — Diane Ravitch Copy Share
“The history of education is a seemingly endless parade of “new ideas” that are actually old ideas renamed.” — Diane Ravitch Copy Share
We should totally ban for-profit charters. For-profit's first obligation is to its stockholders, not to its children. — Diane Ravitch Copy Share
“By picking a few winners, the Race to the Top competition abandoned the traditional idea of equality of educational opportunity, where federal aid favored… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share
“The reformers define the purpose of education as preparation for global competitiveness, higher education, or the workforce. They view students as “human capital” or… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share
“While I have never been a member of any union, I was a friend of Albert Shanker, president of the American Federation of Teachers,… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share
In DC, policymakers think that if we can only have high enough standards, tough enough tests, and hold people accountable, we can close the… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share
“The corporate reform movement has co-opted progressive themes and language in the service of radical purposes. Advocating the privatization of public education is deeply… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share
American Education has a long history of infatuation with fads and ill-considered ideas. The current obsession with making our schools work like a business… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share
The greatest obstacle to those who hope to reform American education is complacency. — Diane Ravitch Copy Share
“Social scientists generally agree that students’ families (especially family income, which determines advantages and opportunity) have an even bigger impact on student performance than… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share
The ladder was there, from the gutter to the university, and for those stalwart enough to ascend it, the schools were a boon and… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share
