Kozol on Ravitch

Diane Ravitch has recently published an important new book on education policy in America entitled Reign of Error; the Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools. This past Sunday, reknowned education author Jonathan Kozol published a review of Ravitch's new book in the New York Times Book Review.
As Kozol explains, "Diane Ravitch was for many years one of the strongest advocates for the testing-and-accountability agenda. Because of her impeccable credentials as a scholar and historian of education, she was a commanding presence among critics of our schools. Some years ago, however, she reconsidered her long-held beliefs and, in an influential book, "The Death and Life of the Great American School System," parted ways with her former allies and joined the highly vocal opposition." Ravitch's new book is a must read by any educator, parent, or politician who truly wants to understand what has gone wrong with the so-called "education reform movement" today, and what we need to do to fix it.