ON THE BOOKSHELF – THE DEATH AND LIFE OF THE GREAT AMERICAN SCHOOL SYSTEM

ON THE BOOKSHELF By Virginia Kirsch THE DEATH AND LIFE OF THE GREAT AMERICAN SCHOOL SYSTEM (How Testing and Choice are Undermining Education) by Diane Ravitch This book is a must-read for all of you concerned with public education. In Ravitch’s recent blog, she reiterated that the aim of legislators across the nation is to privatize public education. To prepare for the fight to protect our public schools, you will want to read this book. Ravitch is the Research Professor of Education at New York University. From 1991 to 1993 she was Assistant Secretary of Education and Counselor to Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander under Presid...