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Diane Ravitch Speaks at Two Southland Colleges

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Currently a Research Professor of Education at New York University, Diane Ravitch served as the Assistant Secretary of Education in the George H.W. Bush administration and later worked for Bill Clinton’s White House.  A tireless critic of the public school testing standards she once endorsed, the 75-year-old Ravitch remains a clear voice against the stampede into publicly funded charter schools and other right-leaning education “reforms,”  including No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top.

Her newest book is Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools. Tonight and tomorrow night she will speak at two Southland colleges as part of her book tour.

Tuesday, October 1, 7 p.m.
Thorne Hall. Occidental College
1600 Campus Road, Los Angeles
(323) 259-2991
Free.

Wednesday, October 2, 7 p.m.
Student Union,California State University
18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge
Note: Free but registration deadline was Sept. 30. See http://www.csun.edu/ctl or call (818) 677-2491 for available seating.

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