Dan Carsen Speaks with Education Icon Diane Ravitch

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INTERVIEW: Education Figure Diane Ravitch Talks Charters and More

 

Diane Ravitch has been a key figure in American education for decades. The prolific author and outspoken advocate was Assistant Secretary of Education and Counselor to the Secretary of Education under the first President Bush. She was a pioneer in the accountability movement, but has since made friends and enemies by changing some of her stances on important, divisive topics. She spoke with Southern Education Desk reporter Dan Carsen, who asked her about issues hot in Alabama right now, including charter schools, charter advocate Michelle Rhee, and much more:

 

 

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