Diane Ravitch Lecture:
Author of
'The Death and Life of the Great American School System'
Lecture | April 15 | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Engineering Center
Education, Graduate School of
Diane Ravitch is Research Professor of Education at New York University and a historian of education. In addition, she is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. She earned her BA at Wellesley College and PhD in the History of American Education at Columbia University.
From 1991 to 1993, she was Assistant Secretary of Education and Counselor to Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander in the administration of President George H.W. Bush. As Assistant Secretary, she led the federal effort to promote the creation of state and national academic standards. From 1997 to 2004, she was a member of the National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the federal testing program. She was appointed by the Clinton administration'
In her most recent book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System, she examines her career in education reform, and repudiates positions that she once fiercely defended.
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The Response Panel for this lecture includes:
Janelle Scott Perry
Assistant Professor, POME, GSE
Terry Bergeson
Executive Director,
San Francisco School Alliance
Derek Mitchell
Executive Director,
Partners in School Innovation
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THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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