Tag: Diane Ravitch
Three books critical of education choice, as well as book review, miss the mark
Can public education survive against so-called “free market fundamentalists, religious zealots, and others” who hate the idea of public education and want to replace it with “privately managed charter schools, vouchers, tuition tax credits, online learning, home schooling, and for-profit schooling”? Diane Ravitch, research professor of education at New York... READ MOREredefinEd executive editor talks education choice on Arizona public radio
For as long as there have been public schools, there...
READ MOREEarly education reform, a daily moment of silence in schools, fighting heat stroke, hair bias and more
READ MORENEPC takes a U-turn on CREDO charter schools study
Last week Diane Ravitch warned her readers not to trust...
READ MOREMichelle Malkin has Florida wrong
The new piece by Michelle Malkin on Jeb Bush, Tony...
READ MOREFlorida schools roundup: school grades, Common Core, Trayvon Martin & more
School grades. The Board of Education’s decision “reeks,” writes Beth Kassab. Sherman...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Alberto Carvalho, school lotteries & more charter school report
Charter schools. Education Week writes up the state report that compares the...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: charter schools, tax credit scholarships and a question about parent trigger
Charter schools. Brooksville’s first charter school, one with a STEM...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Advanced Placement, tutoring oversight, Common Core & more
AP results. Florida students rank No. 4 in the nation...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Common Core, teacher evaluations, school spending & more
Common Core. More signs that an implementation delay is in...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Education reporting, education rankings, Diane Ravitch & more
Florida’s status. Matt Reed, Florida Today’s editorial page editor, takes a look...
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