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Ravitch and phony reform

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Ravitch and phony reform

Education historian Diane Ravitch's progression from right-leaning think tanks to her current status as the voice of the opposition in the nation's phony ed reform movement is well known; in a meeting with The Journal Gazette's editorial board this morning, she pointed out that views formerly associated with the right are now the mainstream.
Those include the views of Checker Finn, Eric Hanushek, Paul Peterson and more. The free-market, anti-union course they champion is increasingly the driving force in public education, particularly in Indiana.
Ravitch, who came to realize that what works in business doesn't work when it comes to education, notes that her critics condemn her as a defender of the status quo. But the status quo is now the 



Educator criticizes Indiana reforms

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette -