National Education Policy Center Interview of the Month: Yours Truly
This is a really fun interview with Chris Saldana of NEPC, in which we talk
about the important education issues of our time.
I think you will enjoy it.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Publication Announcement
Publication Announcement
NEPC’s June Education Interview of the Month: Teacher Strikes, Philanthropy, and Public Education
KEY TAKEAWAY:
NEPC Education Interview of the Month is a great teaching resource; engaging drive-time listening; and 30
minutes of high-quality policy information for educators, community members,
policymakers, and anyone interested in education.
BOULDER, CO (June 16, 2020) – In this month’s NEPC Education Interview of
the Month, NEPC Researcher Christopher Saldaña interviews Diane Ravitch,
research professor of education at New York University and the co-founder of
the Network for Public Education, about her new book, Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight
to Save America’s Public Schools.
In Slaying Goliath, Ravitch argues that the effect of the most recent
teacher strikes was to change the narrative about K-12 public education in
the United States. She explains that where educational policy had become
fixed on the idea of high-stakes accountability and school choice, teacher
strikes shifted the policy conversation toward reforms such as smaller
classes that center on the needs of children.
Ravitch believes the teacher strikes, along with the COVID-19 pandemic,
have highlighted the importance of K-12 public schools and the need for
adequate school funding. The importance of schools, Ravitch argues, is
evidenced in the role schools and teachers have played both historically and
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CONTACT:
William J. Mathis:
(802) 383-0058
wmathis@sover.net
William J. Mathis:
(802) 383-0058
wmathis@sover.net
Christopher Saldaña:
(303) 492-2566
christopher.saldana@colorado.edu
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(303) 492-2566
christopher.saldana@colorado.edu
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