Reign Of Error by Diane Ravitch
The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools
An impassioned critique of recent U.S. education “reforms,” arguing that market-driven policies — high-stakes standardized testing, accountability measures, charter expansion, vouchers, and privatization — have failed to raise student achievement and have undermined public schools, demoralized teachers, narrowed curricula, and widened inequality. The book traces the rise of this movement, challenges the evidence used to justify it, and exposes corporate and philanthropic influence while documenting harmful consequences like gaming, school closures, and loss of professional autonomy. It calls for rebuilding democratic public education through respect for teachers, broader measures of learning, equitable funding, community engagement, and policies that address poverty rather than blaming educators.
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- 2013
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- American
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- English
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