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About The Death and Life of the Great American School System

"Diane Ravitch is one of the most important public intellectuals of our time. In this powerful and deftly written book, she takes on the big issues of American education today, fearlessly articulating both the central importance of strong public education and the central elements for strengthening our schools. Anyone who cares about public education should read this book."

"No citizen can afford to ignore this brave book by our premier historian of education. Diane Ravitch shines a bright, collective light on the exaggerated claims of school reformers on both the left and the right, and offers an utterly convincing case for abandoning quick fixes in favor of nurturing the minds and hearts of our students from the earliest years with enabling knowledge and values."
—E. D. Hirsch, Jr., author of Cultural Literacy, The Schools We Need, and The Making of Americans
"Diane Ravitch is the rarest of scholars—one who reports her findings and conclusions, even when they go against conventional wisdom and even when they counter her earlier, publicly espoused opinions. A 'must' read for all who truly care about American education."
—Howard Gardner, Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Reviews and Other Press

Library Journal, starred review, February 2010.

Richard D. Kahlenberg, "Re-education: Conservative Education Scholar Diane Ravitch Returns to Her Liberal Roots," Washington Monthly, March/April 2010.

Nick Anderson, "Business Principles Won't Work for School Reform, Former Supporter Ravitch Says," Washington Post, February 26, 2010.

Valerie Strauss, "Why You Should Read Diane Ravitch's New Book," The Answer Sheet, Washington Post, February 26, 2010.

Robert Pondiscio, "Diane Ravitch: A Prophet Without Honor," Core Knowledge blog, February 26, 2010.

Peter Schrag, book review, Los Angeles Times, February 28, 2010.

Kenneth Bernstein (teacherken), book review, Daily Kos, February 28, 2010.

Kate Tuttle, "Little Dead Schoolhouse," Boston Globe, February 28, 2010.

Gary Stager, "The Book Every Educator Should Read," Stager-to-Go, March 1, 2010.

David L. Kirp, "The Great School Delusion," American Prospect, March 1, 2010.

Andrew Wolf, "Ravitch Offers Passionate Defense of America's Public School System," New York Sun, March 2, 2010.

Arthur Goldstein, "Ravitch Reveals All," GothamSchools, March 2, 2010.

Alan Gottlieb, "Ravitch Is Right... and Wrong," Huffington Post, March 2, 2010.

Chester E. Finn Jr., "School's Out," Forbes, March 3, 2010.

Sam Dillon, "Scholar's School Reform U-Turn Shakes Up Debate," New York Times, March 3, 2010.

Danny Westneat, "Firings No Answer for Schools," Seattle Times, March 3, 2010.

Valerie Strauss, "Race to the Top Finalists and the 'Ick' Factor," The Answer Sheet, Washington Post, March 4, 2010.

Debra Viadero, "In New Book, Ravitch Recants Long-Held Beliefs," Education Week, March 4, 2010.

Maureen Downey, "Diane Ravitch: Education Has Become Search And Destroy Mission and Teachers Are Often the Targets," Get Schooled, Atlanta Journal-Consitution, March 5, 2010.

Scott Eblin, "What Are We Incenting?" GovernmentExecutive.com, March 5, 2010.

Robert VerBruggen, "Two New Works on Education Policy," National Review Online, March 5, 2010.

Gilbert Cruz, book review, Time, March 15, 2010.

Bruce Walsh, "Bad News for Schools: Life Is Not a Standardized Test," Metro International, March 7, 2010.

Kevin Anthony Stoda, "Obama Is Not Even Trying to Be an Education President," OpEdNews.com, March 7, 2010.

Las Vegas Sun, "Teaching Our Children," editorial, March 8, 2010.

Daytona Beach News-Journal, "The Ravitch Test," editorial, March 8, 2010.

Clive McFarlane, "A Change of Heart on No Child," Telegram.com (Worcester Telegram & Gazette), March 8, 2010.

Jay Mathews, "Ravitch, Unpredictable, Still Likes NCLB Basics," Class Struggle, Washington Post, March 9, 2010.

Recent Interviews (see also Media)

National Public Radio, "Former 'No Child Left Behind' Advocate Turns Critic," interview with Steve Inskeep, March 2, 2010.

NRO Radio, interview with John J. Miller, March 2, 2010.

Democracy Now, interview with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, March 5, 2010.

WNYC, interview on the Brian Lehrer Show, March 8, 2010.

Schedule of Events

February 11: Phoenix, American Association of School Administrators, Sheraton Downtown, 2:15-3:15 p.m.

February 27: San Jose, California, California Teachers Association, Urban Issues Conference, Fairmont Hotel, 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

March 3: College of Staten Island, 2800 Victory Boulevard, 1P-Williamson Theatre, Staten Island, New York City, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

March 5: Channel 13 Celebration of Teaching and Learning, Hilton New York, Mercury Ballroom, 3rd floor, 2:30-3:30 p.m.

March 10: American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C., 4-6 p.m.

March 14: National Conference of State Legislatures, New York Sheraton, (With Deborah Meier), 9-10:30 a.m.

March 15: Economic Policy Institute, with Carmel Martin, Bill Galston, and Randi Weingarten, Paul Wellstone Room, 3rd Floor, East Tower, 1333 H Street NW, Washington, D.C., 2:30 p.m.

March 15: Book reception, American Federation of Teachers, Washington, D.C., 5-6:30 p.m.

March 24: Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City, introduced by Provost Thomas James, with remarks by Professor Henry Levin, 5-7 p.m.

March 31: Manhattan Institute, Harvard Club, with respondent Frederick M. Hess, 12-2 p.m.

April 5: Boston Teachers Union, Boston, Massachusetts, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

April 6: Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 5:30-7:00 p.m.

April 9: University of Illinois, Chicago, 2-4 p.m.

April 10: National School Boards Association, Chicago, 1:30-2:45 p.m.

April 12: UCLA, Los Angeles, with Professor Mike Rose, Covel Commons, 4-6 p.m.

April 14: Stanford University, with Professor Linda Darling-Hammond, 5-7 p.m.

April 15: University of California at Berkeley, 7-9 p.m.

April 26: New York University, 5 p.m., details TBA

April 28: Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, details TBA

April 29: Denver, book signing, Tattered Cover, 2526 East Colfax Ave., 7:30 p.m.


 
 
 


 
 

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