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Education Activist Diane Ravitch to Speak Oct. 3

Duke's Program in Education and Durham Public Schools join to bring speaker to campus, Durham schools

TOPICS FOR THIS STORY: HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES, CAMPUS NEWS, DURHAM & THE REGION, EDUCATION & CLASSROOM LEARNING

September 28, 2011 | David Jarmul

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Diane Ravitch's criticism of standardized testing has changed the national debate on education.

DURHAM, NC - Diane Ravitch, one of the country's leading authors and activists on education issues, will discuss school reform in a speech at Duke University's Page Auditorium at 6 p.m., Monday, Oct. 3.

Her visit is sponsored jointly by the university'sProgram in Education and Durham Public Schools (DPS), each of which is arranging private gatherings with Ravitch. She will meet that morning with Duke faculty and administrators to discuss teacher education and partnerships between schools and universities. In the afternoon, she will meet with DPS teachers, principals, administrators and board members to discuss ways of enhancing student performance.

"We worked together to arrange this visit, which