History of IDEA
Jeannie Oakes, Founder and Former Director
Youth Voice in School Finance
NEW REPORT: Los Angeles' road to A-G for all
Without Dollars and Sense Powerpoint
Past Educational Opportunity Reports
Charter schools: an antidote to one-size-fits-all education
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Opinion by Ron Wolk/Los Angeles Times
Education historian Diane Ravitch is half right. In his March 14 Times Op-Ed article, "The Big Idea — it’s bad education policy," Ravitch warns that there is no silver-bullet solution to our education problems. She is correct. Having been an ardent supporter of the standards-based accountability strategy of the last 25 years and a champion of school choice, she has seen the light and become a convert, like St. Paul on the road to Damascus. Specifically, one big idea Ravitch once supported but now denounces is our national test-driven approach to school improvement, recognizing that it is harmful to schools, to kids and to teachers. Again, she is correct. (more...)
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