Diane Ravitch is a historian of American education and a best-selling author. She blogs at DianeRavitch.net.
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Diane Ravitch: Trump’s Nominee for Secretary of Education Could Gut Public Ed
Billionaire Betsy DeVos will be great for private, religious and charter schools—and bad news for students and teachers.
Diane Ravitch