Brookings: Experts - Diane Ravitch

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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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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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