Humanities

The Promise of Education - Diane Ravitch

April 18, 2018 | 7 p.m. | Schneider Hall, Room 2000, WMU

This event is free and open to the public. No tickets or registration required.
Free parking in Parking Lot #72R near Schneider Hall

"Education Reform and the Promise of Public Education"

Diane Ravitch provides solutions. In her books, Ravitch provides a clear plan for how to preserve and improve

our public schools. Her New York Times bestseller, Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement

and the Danger to America’s Public Schools begins where her previous book, The Death and Life of the Great

American School System left off. Ravitch continues to show that the crisis in American education is not the

result of a crisis of academic achievement, but a result of the destruction of public schools. In a chapter-bychapter

breakdown, Ravitch teaches what is working in U.S. education and how policy makers are failing to

address the root cause of educational failure. Finally, Ravitch shows readers how it can, in fact, be fixed.

Diane Ravitch is the champion for public schools across the country. Drawing on over 40 years of

research and experience, Ravitch is the nation’s leading advocate for public education. Her years of

experience working in the government shaped her approach to education, and give her a unique and

powerful perspective which she brings into all aspects of her work. A prolific writer and a renowned

research professor of education at New York University, Ravitch has published more than 500 articles

and reviews for scholarly and popular publications. Her blog, which has received more than 30 million

page visits since 2012, is one of the primary destinations for American educators.