Nonresident Senior Fellow

Diane Ravitch

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Governance Studies

An education historian and former assistant secretary of education for research, Diane Ravitch specializes in education policy issues such as standards and testing, and the governance of education.

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2007

Get Congress Out of the ClassroomOctober 03, 2007

First, Get the KnowledgeMay 25, 2007

2005

Every State Left BehindNovember 07, 2005

EthnomathematicsJune 20, 2005

Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2005January 01, 2005

2004

Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2004February 13, 2004

2003

Chancellor's New Reading Program is UnprovenFebruary 10, 2003

Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2003February 03, 2003

Refocus Head Start on its Mission: EducationJanuary 17, 2003

2002

Diversity, Tragedy, and the Schools: A Considered OpinionDecember 01, 2002

Educational InsensitivityJune 05, 2002

Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2002March 14, 2002

2001

Now is the Time to Teach DemocracyOctober 17, 2001

The Right Thing: Why Liberals Should Be Pro-ChoiceOctober 08, 2001

Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2001April 26, 2001

Who Says Parents Oppose Standards-Based Reform?February 19, 2001

2000

Ravitch: School Ills Traced to Progressive MovementSeptember 13, 2000

A Lesson in Keeping Promises Already Made to SchoolsMarch 24, 2000

Summer School Isn't a SolutionMarch 03, 2000

Broken Promises: What the Federal Government Can Do To Improve American EducationMarch 01, 2000

Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2000January 27, 2000

1999

Student Performance: The National Agenda in EducationDecember 01, 1999

Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 1999February 24, 1999

Clinton's School Plan is a Good Start. Let's Go FurtherJanuary 20, 1999

1998

Girls are Beneficiaries of Gender GapDecember 17, 1998

Lesson Plan for TeachersAugust 10, 1998

A New Era in Urban Education?August 01, 1998

Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 1998January 16, 1998

1997

Student Performance TodaySeptember 01, 1997

National Tests: A Good Idea Going WrongAugust 26, 1997

A Yardstick for American StudentsFebruary 25, 1997

1996

Scholarships for Inner-City School KidsDecember 17, 1996

50 States, 50 Standards: The Continuing Need for National Voluntary Standards in EducationJune 01, 1996

50 Ways to Teach Them GrammarApril 11, 1996

1995

Debating the Future of American EducationAugust 31, 1995

National Standards in American Education: A Citizen's GuideJanuary 17, 1995

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