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Diane Ravitch

Research Professor of Education at New York University and a historian of education

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About Diane

About Diane

Diane Ravitch was a Research Professor of Education at New York University from 1995-2020 and is a historian of education. She is the Founder and President of the Network for Public Education (NPE). NPE has 350,000 followers and is the single largest organization of parents and teachers and other citizens working to stop the privatization of public education and the misuse of standardized testing. Its goal is to preserve, protect and improve public schools.

Diane’s book “Reign of Error” was a national bestseller on the New York Times best-seller list. Her memoirs, "An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Almost Everything", will be published in fall of 2025 by Columbia University Press.

Diane Ravitch’s Blog is dianeravitch.net and has received over 42 million hits.

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An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else

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Slaying Goliath

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Reign of Error

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The Death and Life of the Great American School System

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