Comments on: Ravitch On School Reform in NYC at Pace University http://www.edwize.org/ravitch-on-school-reform-in-nyc-at-pace-university Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:46:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: The Picador Precedes the Matador: The Toreadors Begin To Encircle Mayoral Control | Edwize http://www.edwize.org/ravitch-on-school-reform-in-nyc-at-pace-university/comment-page-1#comment-65397 The Picador Precedes the Matador: The Toreadors Begin To Encircle Mayoral Control | Edwize Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:50:44 +0000 http://edwize.org/ravitch-on-school-reform-in-nyc-at-pace-university#comment-65397 [...] up as legislative bodies and the think tank/not for profit/university community begins to chime in. Diane Ravitch at Pace University, the panel discussion last week at the New School (that will up on a video feed within a [...] [...] up as legislative bodies and the think tank/not for profit/university community begins to chime in. Diane Ravitch at Pace University, the panel discussion last week at the New School (that will up on a video feed within a [...]

]]> By: Diana http://www.edwize.org/ravitch-on-school-reform-in-nyc-at-pace-university/comment-page-1#comment-65372 Diana Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:26:44 +0000 http://edwize.org/ravitch-on-school-reform-in-nyc-at-pace-university#comment-65372 It was great. She gave an analysis and history of the "reforms" of the Bloomberg administration, and answered many questions. I walked away full of thoughts. She gave some reading suggestions. The two that I noted were "Avoidable Losses: High-Stakes Accountability and the Dropout Crisis" by Linda McNeil et al., and <i>Doomed to Fail: The Built-in Defects of American Education</i> by Paul A. Zoch. It is encouraging to hear her speak, both because the wisdom resonates with me, and because I see how much more I have to learn. It was great. She gave an analysis and history of the “reforms” of the Bloomberg administration, and answered many questions. I walked away full of thoughts.

She gave some reading suggestions. The two that I noted were “Avoidable Losses: High-Stakes Accountability and the Dropout Crisis” by Linda McNeil et al., and Doomed to Fail: The Built-in Defects of American Education by Paul A. Zoch.

It is encouraging to hear her speak, both because the wisdom resonates with me, and because I see how much more I have to learn.

]]> By: The Picador Precedes the Matador: The Toreadors Begin To Encircle Mayoral Control « Ed In The Apple http://www.edwize.org/ravitch-on-school-reform-in-nyc-at-pace-university/comment-page-1#comment-65369 The Picador Precedes the Matador: The Toreadors Begin To Encircle Mayoral Control « Ed In The Apple Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:03:10 +0000 http://edwize.org/ravitch-on-school-reform-in-nyc-at-pace-university#comment-65369 [...] up as legislative bodies and the think tank/not for profit/university community begins to chime in. Diane Ravitch at Pace University, the panel discussion last week at the New School (that will up on a video feed within a week). [...] [...] up as legislative bodies and the think tank/not for profit/university community begins to chime in. Diane Ravitch at Pace University, the panel discussion last week at the New School (that will up on a video feed within a week). [...]

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