On today's Your Call we’ll talk to Diane Ravitch, former assistant secretary of Education and author of Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools. She says federal education programs and the movement toward privatizing schools have set up public schools, teachers, and students for failure. What effects of these programs are you seeing in your schools? What do you think education policy should be focused on? Join the conversation on the next Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guest:
Diane Ravitch, former assistant secretary of Education and author of Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools
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Diane Ravitch
**Diane Ravitch will be speaking in Berkeley at MLK Middle School on Saturday September 28th at 7pm. And at an all-day event on the Stanford campus on Monday September 30th. See her websitefor details.
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