2 Teacher Feature: Diane Ravitch...someone you should know!

A book Ms. S and Mrs. J are currently reading

One book that we will be referencing throughout our blog is The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice are Undermining Education by Diane Ravitch, which we are both currently reading. Diane Ravitch is a former assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. and is quick to admit to her change of mind during her career. Once a supporter of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), she now looks at educational reform in a new light. Ravitch is critical of high-stakes testing, using the business-model to run schools, accountability, teacher pay, race to the top, charter schools and privatization. Ravitch has over 40 years of research and experience in education. Ravitch makes educational reform topics and ideas accessible to both teachers and non-teachers alike.