School
turnaround "miracle" myth makers, including
Jeb Bush, Arne Duncan and
Pres. Obama, are no match for
Diane Ravitch. In a NYT op-ed piece,
"Waiting for a School Miracle," Diane shows she has done her homework as she debunks several of the claims of miraculous quick school fixes in Chicago, Miami, Denver and N.Y., all of which ignored the impact of poverty on measurable learning outcomes.
Families are children’s most important educators. Our society must invest in parental education, prenatal care and preschool. Of course, schools must improve; every one should have a stable, experienced staff, adequate resources and a balanced curriculum including the arts, foreign languages, history and science. If every child arrived in school well-nourished, healthy and ready to learn, from a family with a stable home and a
