Education Quote by Diane Ravitch

As the son of a union activist and a lifelong Democrat, I've always thought that privatizing our public schools is not the answer. We…

— Eli Broad

As more government functions are privatized, we find political leaders defunding the public school system, shifting government funds to the private, for-profit school industry.

— Hank Johnson

Privatization radically alters power relations in our society by weakening groups like public employees and public school teachers.

— Nancy MacLean

Government schools can go for decades delivering low-quality services, and what's the result? The people who manage it earn higher pay. It's nearly impossible…

— Walter E. Williams

If all schools become privatized in the U.S., the poor wouldn't be given vouchers for 'school choice.' They would have no choices.

— Ana Kasparian

Whether you agree or disagree with privatization, two things are obvious. First, taxpayers need to be asking more and better questions before handing over…

— Dick Durbin

Maybe that's because guns are sold at a profit, while schools are provided by the government.

— David Boaz

When it comes to public school education, we have been unwilling to measure our results. We've been unwilling to pay based on performance. We…

— Michael Bloomberg

There really shouldn't be public schools, should there?

— Lisa Kennedy Montgomery

So I want my kids to go to public schools because I think it's a better education overall.

— Anonymous

If charter schools are not more successful on average than the public schools they replace, what is accomplished by demolishing public education? What is…

— Diane Ravitch

Private schools are gaming the system. There is way too much state money going in, and people who go to private schools seem to…

— Angela Rayner