New Schools for a New Century: The Redesign of Urban Education

by Diane Ravitch

As we cross the threshold of a new century, which approaches are likely to improve public education? In this book, distinguished scholars discuss recent innovations--charter schools, contracting arrangements, and choice--designed to liberate educators fro

Genres: Education

332 pages, Paperback

First published August 25, 1997

About the author

Diane Ravitch is a Research Professor of Education at New York University, a historian of education, and a research professor at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She is the Founder and President of the Network for Public Education.
She was U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education from 1991-93.
She was married to Richard Ravitch from 1960 until they divorced in 1986.
She married Mary Butz in 2012.
Aside from her many books on education history and policy, Ravitch writes for The New York Review of Books and maintains an influential blog on education.

Reviews

[Zalee Harris · Rating 2 out of 5]

The title of this book is what grabbed me. However, when I read it I learned that Ms, Ravitch was making herself be the go-to person for understand Urban parents, children, and school administrators. She promoted the reforms that I was against. She helped educators and other education reform leaders best understand what techniques were needed to implement successful school design models for reforming Urban schools.

I enjoyed reading the book because I got both sides of the the issues I was researching. And its books/authors like Diane Ravitch that was often called upon to be a taking head in the news, talk shows, or education forums to help others deal with the controversy and/or smooth over adversarial concerns about the education reform movements and who was getting the contracts to education black children.

[Dan]

It's 10 years old and dated at this point. I thought so at least.