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Friday, May 14, 2010

Book review of Diane Ravitch's book on the problems with the American education system

Read it while the NYT is still free on line.....Thanks, Paul



The Education of Diane Ravitch

I have always relied on Ravitch’s intellectual honesty when battles become intense. And her voice is especially important now. President Obama and his secretary of education, Arne Duncan, seem determined to promote reforms relying on testing and choice, despite fresh data calling their benefits into question. I wish we could all share Ravitch’s open-mindedness in seeing what the data really tells us. Somehow, I doubt that’s what will carry the day.
Link to review:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/books/review/Wolfe-t.html

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