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by Diane Ravitch (Author)
Named one of the Ten Best Books about New York City by the New York Times
Author Biography
Diane Ravitch is Research Professor in the School of Education at New York University and holds the Herman and George R. Brown Chair in Education Studies at the Brookings Institution. She was an assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Education, and she serves on the National Assessment Governing Board. Her publications include Learning from the Past: What History Teaches Us about School Reform and City Schools: Lessons from New York (both available from Johns Hopkins), The Troubled Crusade: American Education, 1945-1980, and Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms (forthcoming).
Number of Pages: 488
Dimensions: 0.98 x 8.97 x 5.92 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: July 14, 2000
