Watch the VideoDiane Ravitch, Ph.D., Research Professor of Education, New York University, discusses why she changed her mind about the "No Child Left Behind" education model, pointing to problems with testing, choice, and accountability.
"Closing schools is not a reform. If there's too much crime we don't close police stations" – Diane Ravitch
Diane Ravitch, Ph.D., Research Professor of Education, New York University, discusses why she changed her mind about the "No Child Left Behind" education model, pointing to problems with testing, choice, and accountability.
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