March 14, 2010

Diane Ravitch Wants the 'Public' Back in Public Schools

Emphasizing the 'Public' in Public Schools 1

Frank Fournier for The Chronicle Review

The author, a professor of education at NYU, says the school-choice movement she once supported has beena failure.

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Frank Fournier for The Chronicle Review

The author, a professor of education at NYU, says the school-choice movement she once supported has beena failure.

By David Glenn

A decade ago, the education historian and policy analyst Diane Ravitch helped write an essay that praised the Houston school system for outsourcing many of its functions to private companies; Los Angeles for creating dozens of new charter schools; and Milwaukee for enacting a voucher program that allows low-income parents to send their children to private schools. Those positions were no surprise: Ravitch had been an official in President George H.W. Bush's administration and was known as a

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