Diane Ravitch calls Yevonne Brannon "a hero of public education in North Carolina"
Submitted by KeungHui on 2013-09-08 08:48
Tags: Under the Dome | Diane Ravitch | Moral Monday | Moral Mondays | Public Schools First NC | school vouchers | Wake County schools | Yevonne Brannon
Education commentator Diane Ravitch is calling Yevonne Brannon "one of the heroes of public education in North Carolina" for fighting taxpayer-funded vouchers for private schools and for her efforts to support busing for diversity in Wake County.
In a post today on her blog, Ravitch wrtes that "public education is under siege" in North Carolina" as the state "has enacted radical privatization measures, including charters and vouchers." Ravitch writes that "North Carolinians are not standing still," pointing to the Moral Monday rallies.
"One of the stalwarts of the effort to stop the destruction of public education is Dr. Yevonne Brannon," Ravitch writes. "She is one of the leaders of Public Schools First NC, which has encouraged resistance to the extremists. She has lived in Wake County for 40 years, and has been a steadfast supporter of racial integration and quality education for all."
On Wake County, Ravitch writes that Brannon "was one of those who pushed back against efforts to resegregate the schools in 2009." Brannon is chairwoman of the Great Schools in Wake Coalition, which formed after the 2009 school board elections brought in a Republican board majority.
Ravitch links to an August article from Women AdvaNCe, an institute funded by NARAL Pro-Choice NC