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• Get Congress Out of the Classroom

  Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

  Despite the rosy claims of the Bush administration, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 is fundamentally flawed, says Diane Ravitch. The main goal of the law — that all children in the United States will be proficient in reading and mathematics by 2014 — is simply unattainable.

• First, Get the Knowledge

  Fri, 25 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

  Opinion by Diane Ravitch, The New York Sun (5/25/07)

• Every State Left Behind

  Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

  Diane Ravitch writes that America will not begin to meet the challenge of developing the potential of our students until we have accurate reporting about their educational progress.

• Ethnomathematics

  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

  Opinion by Diane Ravitch; The Wall Street Journal (6/20/05)

• Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2005

  Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

  
  

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  American education is undergoing significant shifts in the way education is deliv

• Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2004

  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMT

  
  

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  Why does the United States not have the teachers it needs? The media typically fo

• Chancellor's New Reading Program is Unproven

  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMT

  Diane Ravitch on Chancellor Joel Klein's decision to mandate ""Month by Month Phonics"" for most New York City schools. She argues the city should endorse a menu of recognized, validated, evidence-based reading programs, not just one whose effectivenes

• Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2003

  Mon, 03 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMT

  
  

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• Refocus Head Start on its Mission: Education

  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT

  Diane Ravitch argues that Head Start cannot close the cognitive gaps between advantaged and disadvantaged children until it has better-educated teachers, better-paid teachers and a determination to prepare its nearly 1 million students for school.

• Diversity, Tragedy, and the Schools: A Considered Opinion

  Sun, 01 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

  Brookings Review article by Diane Ravitch (Winter 2002)

• Educational Insensitivity

  Wed, 05 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT

  Opinion by Diane Ravitch, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in the New York Times, June 5, 2002

• Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2002

  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT

  
  In this fifth annual issue of the series, prominent educators and other social scientists discuss accountability and its consequences for students.

• Now is the Time to Teach Democracy

  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMT

  Opinion by Diane Ravitch, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, in Education Week, October 17, 2001

• The Right Thing: Why Liberals Should Be Pro-Choice

  Mon, 08 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMT

  Article by Diane Ravitch, Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, in The New Republic, October 8, 2001

• Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2001

  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT

  
  

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• Who Says Parents Oppose Standards-Based Reform?

  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 00:00:00 GMT

  opinion by Diane Ravitch, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Governmental Studies, The Brookings Institution, in The Record, February 19, 2001

• Ravitch: School Ills Traced to Progressive Movement

  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 00:00:00 GMT

  Interview of Education Week with Diane Ravitch, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, on September 13, 2000

• A Lesson in Keeping Promises Already Made to Schools

  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 00:00:00 GMT

  Opinion by Diane Ravitch, Nonresident Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, and Tom Loveless, Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in the Los Angeles Times, March 24, 2000

• Summer School Isn't a Solution

  Fri, 03 Mar 2000 00:00:00 GMT

  Opinion by Diane Ravitch, Nonresident Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institituion, in The New York Times, March 3, 2000

• Broken Promises: What the Federal Government Can Do To Improve American Education

  Wed, 01 Mar 2000 00:00:00 GMT

  Brookings Review article by Tom Loveless and Diane Ravitch (Spring 2000)

• Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2000

  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT

  
  

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  Edited by Diane Ravitch, one of the nation's foremost education authorities, B

• Student Performance: The National Agenda in Education

  Wed, 01 Dec 1999 00:00:00 GMT

  Brookings Review article by Diane Ravtich (Winter 1999)

• Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 1999

  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 00:00:00 GMT

  
  

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  This second annual issue of the series focuses on the state of urban education in

• Clinton's School Plan is a Good Start. Let's Go Further

  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 00:00:00 GMT

  Opinion by Diane Ravitch, Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, in the Wall Street Journal, January 20, 1999

• Girls are Beneficiaries of Gender Gap

  Thu, 17 Dec 1998 00:00:00 GMT

  Opinion by Diane Ravitch, Nonresident Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in the Wall Street Journal, December 17, 1998

• Lesson Plan for Teachers

  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 00:00:00 GMT

  Opinion by Diane Ravitch, Nonresident Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in The Washington Post, August 10, 1998

• A New Era in Urban Education?

  Sat, 01 Aug 1998 00:00:00 GMT

  Policy Brief #35, by Diane Ravitch (August 1998)

• Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 1998

  Fri, 16 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMT

  
  

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  In this first in a series of annual volumes, leading experts offer jargon-free, i

• Student Performance Today

  Mon, 01 Sep 1997 00:00:00 GMT

  Policy Brief #23, by Diane Ravitch (September 1997)

• National Tests: A Good Idea Going Wrong

  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 00:00:00 GMT

  Opinion by Diane Ravitch, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Governmental Studies and Economic Studies, the Brookings Institution, in the Washington Post, August 26, 1997

• A Yardstick for American Students

  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 00:00:00 GMT

  Opinion by Diane Ravitch, Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, in the Washington Post, February 25, 1997

• Scholarships for Inner-City School Kids

  Tue, 17 Dec 1996 00:00:00 GMT

  Opinion by Diane Ravitch, Nonresident Senior Fellow, and William Galston, Guest Scholar (1998), the Brookings Institution, in the Washington Post, December 17, 1996

• 50 States, 50 Standards: The Continuing Need for National Voluntary Standards in Education

  Sat, 01 Jun 1996 00:00:00 GMT

  Brookings Review, Summer 1996

• 50 Ways to Teach Them Grammar

  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 00:00:00 GMT

  Opinion by Diane Ravitch, Nonresident Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in The Washington Post, April 11, 1996

• Debating the Future of American Education

  Thu, 31 Aug 1995 00:00:00 GMT

  
  This volume is the result of a Brookings conference that brings together representatives of various viewpoints on the utility and equity of increasing the use of tests for students, teachers, and schools; and whether national standards should be esta

• National Standards in American Education : A Citizen's Guide

  Tue, 17 Jan 1995 00:00:00 GMT

  
  &The ongoing debate about national education standards and assessment in the U.S. has created as much confusion as it has solutions. What has been needed is an examination of the educational, historical, political, and social issues related to the de