Diane Ravitch's blog

For as long as I can remember, I have been a strong supporter of Israel.

Freddy DeBoer challenges the oft-repeated claim that American schools are failing.

Robert Reich, who served as Labor Secretary during the Clinton Administration, issued a warning about the 2028 Democratic Primary primaries: Do not support Rahm Emanuel.

Will the Trump administration permit a Major League Baseball team to build a park in the Grand Tetons National Park?

As the midterm elections get nearer, Trump grows ever more desperate in his attempt to prove that he is hugely popular, that the media are liars, and that elections are fraudulent.

Many parents choose charter schools with the expectation that the charter school will be a stable environment.

Peter Greene, our brilliant champion of good sense and reason, writes about the specter that energizes the privatization movement.

This is one of the most horrifying stories of child abuse that I have ever read.

The fabulous cabaret singer Sophie Tucker, well known in the mid-20th century, said: “I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor.

Julian Vasquez Heilig is a professor of educational leadership at Western Michigan University.

You have heard the story by now.

Trump humiliated himself and our country by his belligerent speech at the United Nations today.

A decade ago, superstar journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones wrote the cover story of the New York Times Magazine about her decision to send her daughter to a local public school, which was segregated and enrolled a large proportion of low-income students, inst…

Donald Trump has always hated the media except for those who treated him as a Sun-God.

Carol Burris, executive director of the Network for Public Education, explains why this NPE conference will be stellar.

Until now, the Federal Communications Commission has limited foreign ownership of American media to 25 percent.

Gene Glass, one of the nation’s most eminent education researchers, sent me the following perspective on how vouchers are subsidizing religious schools in Arizona.

Come to hear Yohuru Williams dissect and eviscerate the Trump administration’s absurd attack on “diversity, equity, and inclusion.”

Trump peremptorily declared that he was banning CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from attending press briefings at the White House.

The biggest political news of the past few days is that the nonpartisan, highly respected Siena College poll reported that Democrat Gina Hinojosa is leading rightwing Governor Greg Abbott in Texas by four points, and Democrat James Talarico is leading Rep…

Joyce Vance is a former federal prosecutor who writes a terrific blog called Civil Discourse.

John Thompson, historian and retired teacher in Oklahoma, keeps us up to date about the political winds in his state.

William Phillis has been leading the battle to protect public schools in Ohio for many years.

The family of Tierra Walker, 37, is suing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton because of her death.

In voucher debates around the country, parents of children with disabilities are often outspoken on behalf of vouchers.

Stephen Dyer, a former legislator, keeps count.

It is time for the Trump-appointed members of the Board of the John F.

For some of us, it is a delightful surprise when the U.S.

Audrey Watters is one of the very best writers about education.

Nick Covington writes: “The War on WOKE was always a war on American values.”

President Trump wants to put his name on the performing arts center established as a memorial to the assassinated President.

Steve Schmidt used to be a prominent Republican strategist.

Several years ago, I posted an item critical of homeschooling.

The board of the John F.

In the new world of school choice, parents have to be savvy shoppers.

Mike Simpson, known on Twitter as “Big Education Ape,” is known for his brilliant memes and editorial cartoons.

Andrew Tobias is a writer and a financial whiz whose insights about politics are worth reading.

Heather Cox Richardson writes about an important and devastating turn in Trump’s disastrous war on Iran.

Nancy Bailey is a retired teacher who has a deep understanding of teaching.

On the morning of September 11, 2001, I was sitting at my dining table, enjoying a cup of coffee.

Bruce Baker is an expert on school finance and a professor at the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University.

One of the best bloggers is TC in LA.

The Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) has positioned itself as the think tank that writes trustworthy evaluations of charter schools.

Heather Cox Richardson sums up the sickening feeling that many of us have about the Trump-Musk alliance and their efforts to torpedo the November midterm elections.

“The photograph of his leg, posted on Instagram, documents his sense of shame at having to wear the device, at being branded somehow a criminal.

Jamelle Bouie, the brilliant columnist at the New York Times, described how Trump’s anti-immigrant policy drove a promising young man to his death.

An 18-year-old young woman asked ChatGPT about violence.

Eva Moskowitz, founder of Success Academy charter chain, has been everywhere recently, promoting her brand.

Texas has a peculiar law: if only one school in a district is “failing,” the state can take control of the entire district.