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Diane Ravich

Lessons From a Potential Lemon

Rebecca Joseph | Posted 05.09.2012 | Home
Read More: K-12 Education, Bad Teachers, Teacher Evaluations, Education, Arne Duncan, Diane Ravich, Teacher Education, Bill Gates, Education Reform, Teaching, Teacher, Students, Home News
Rebecca Joseph

I was a potential lemon, but I had the will and desire to change and others had the same commitment to help me. Yet there are many teachers who lack that will and who never improve year after year.

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Why Can't School "Reformers" Listen to Education Experts?

John Thompson | Posted 01.03.2012 | Home
Read More: Teacher Quality, Eduwonk, Diane Ravich, School Reform, Standardized Testing, Eric Hanushek, Teachers, Value Added Teacher Evaluation, Home News
John Thompson

This week's debate between Eric Hanushek and Diane Ravitch exemplifies the tendency of true believers in data-driven policies to refuse to communicate with educators.

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Educating for Democracy: Diane Ravitch and Mr. Tilson's 'Status Quo'

Joel Shatzky | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: The Death and Life of the Great American School System, Whitney Tilson, Diane Ravich, Charter Schools, Home News
Joel Shatzky

There are few critics of education that are more clearly defenders of the status quo than private educational reformers like Whitney Tilson.

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While Budget Cuts Slam Public Schools, Charters Expand Rapidly

AP | TERENCE CHEA | Posted 05.26.2011 | Home
Read More: Public Schools, Waiting for Superman, Bill Gates Education, Diane Ravich, Obama Education, Segregation, Charter Schools, Oprah Winfrey Education, Race to the Top, Kipp, School Budget Cuts, School Budgets, Home News

OAKLAND, Calif. — As cash-strapped school districts lay off teachers and close campuses, publicly funded charter schools are flourishing and alt...

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