Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America's Public Schools...

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Diane Ravitch

Slaying Goliath

The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America's Public Schools

Diane Ravitch

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Dutton / Signet
15 December 2020

Politics & government

From one of the foremost authorities on education and the history of education in the United States, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education, author of the bestselling Reign of Error--an impassioned, inspiring look at the ways in which parents, teachers, activists--citizens--are successfully fighting back to defeat the forces that are privatizing America's public schools.

From one of the foremost authorities on education in the United States, Slaying Goliath is an impassioned, inspiring look at the ways in which parents, teachers, and activists are successfully fighting back to defeat the forces that are trying to privatize America's public schools.

Diane Ravitch writes of a true grassroots movement sweeping the country, from cities and towns across America, a movement dedicated to protecting public schools from those who are funding privatization and who believe that America's schools should be run like businesses and that children should be treated like customers or products.

Slaying Goliath is about the power of democracy, about the dangers of plutocracy, and about the potential of ordinary people-armed like David with only a slingshot of ideas, energy, and dedication-to prevail against those who are trying to divert funding away from our historic system of democratically governed, nonsectarian public schools. Among the lessons learned from the global pandemic of 2020 is the importance of our public schools and their teachers and the fact that distance learning can never replace human interaction, the pesonal connection between teachers and students.

By: Diane Ravitch
Imprint: Dutton / Signet
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 132mm,
ISBN: 9780525564768
ISBN 10: 0525564764
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 15 December 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

DIANE RAVITCH was born in Houston, Texas, and graduated from Wellesley College and Columbia University. She is a research professor of education at New York University and the author of eleven books. Ravitch is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Award. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Reviews for Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America's Public Schools

“[A] thought-provoking, painstakingly researched account. . . . A rallying cry.” —The Washington Post “A fervent defense of public education with abundant examples of how privatization has failed to deliver on its promises.” —Kirkus Reviews