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How to Get an Autographed Copy of “Reign of Error”

By dianeravitch
September 1, 2013 //
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If you would like to get an autographed copy of “Reign of Error,” you can order it through the Network for Public Education.

If you want it to be personalized, with a greeting to you, you can order that too.

All proceeds benefit the Network for Public Education. I am contributing the books, so will make no profit fom this offer. The goal is to support NPE.

See the offer here:

Make a contribution to NPE and receive a personalized copy of Reign of Error by Diane Ravitch

Pre-order Reign of Error by September 15th. There is a limited number of special signed copies!

The Network for Public Education is pleased to offer our friends an opportunity to pre-order a copy of Diane Ravitch’s new book Reign of Error signed by the author for a contribution of $100 to NPE. For a $200 contribution, Diane will inscribe her latest release with a personal message.

Here is an excerpt from an early review:

“When it comes to education, notoriously plagued by fads, it’s always difficult to determine truth. Ravitch, however, earns the benefit of the doubt by the supporting facts, figures, and graphs she brings to her argument, a lifetime of scholarship, and experience in and out of government”

Reign of Error is shaping up to be the biggest education release of the year. It looks to change the dialogue about education reform in the same way that Diane’s 2010 publication, The Death and Life of the Great American School System brought new attention to the plight of our public schools.

Make a donation to NPE and we will ship your personalized copy of Reign of Error via USPS by September 18.

It is easy to make a donation with PayPal. Choose an option below.

Make a $100 contribution and receive a signed copy of Reign of Error by Diane Ravitch.

Make a $200 contribution and receive a copy of Reign of Error signed with a personal dedication of your choice by Diane.

Categories Network for Public Education, Supporting public schools

News from the Network for Public Education

By dianeravitch
May 17, 2013 //
5

Here is the latest newsletter from the Network for Public Education.

Please consider becoming a member and help us as we fight to improve public schools and repel the twin menaces of high-stakes testing and privatization.

If you are a member of a grassroots organization to support your community public schools, please sign on and lend a hand in our shared mission.

Categories Chicago, Education Industry, Education Reform, Indiana, Network for Public Education

A Great News Source for The Struggle to Save Public Education

By dianeravitch
April 23, 2013 //
4

The Network for Public Education has developed an excellent news source of stories from across the nation.

Follow it to stay informed.

And please consider joining the Network. It is only $20 for membership. Join with your friends and allies as we push back against those who are imposing failed ideas on our children and our schools.

Categories Network for Public Education

Network for Public Education Deplores Mass Closings in Chicago

By dianeravitch
March 25, 2013 //
15

The Network for Public Education has released a statement condemning the Rahm Emanuel administration for the outrageous school closings in Chicago.

Parents, teachers, administrators, and concerned citizens must speak up and act out against this horrendous and arrogant action by Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Categories Chicago, Closing schools, Network for Public Education

News from the Network for Public Education

By dianeravitch
March 23, 2013 //
4

Here is the most recent newsletter of the Network for Public Education.

It contains a clear statement of principles: what we are for and what we oppose.

Please read and forward to your friends.

If you belong to a group that is fighting for public schools, send them a copy of the newsletter and ask them to join us as an ally in the struggle to beat back corporate reform, privatization, mass school closings, and the punitive use of testing to stigmatize children, teachers, and schools.

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The First Newsletter from Network for Public Education

By dianeravitch
March 16, 2013 //
5

The first newsletter from the Network for Public Education is out!

We aim to to knit together the hundreds of district and state organizations that are supporting their community schools.

Please read and get involved!

Diane

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How to Join the Network for Public Education

By dianeravitch
March 13, 2013 //
8

Several readers have contacted me asking how they can join the Network for Public Education.

Some read about it but don’t know how to find the website.

Here it is: http://www.networkforpubliceducation.org

If you belong to a grassroots organization, please become one of our allies.

We will connect you to other grassroots organizations fighting against high-stakes testing, mass school closings, privatization, and the misuse of test scores to evaluate teachers and close schools.

We will provide an archive of information and research on the major issues of the day.

If you are an individual parent or student or teacher or concerned citizen, join us.

Dues are $20 for individuals, $5 for students.

We are all volunteers. We have no paid staff.

We will work with you to magnify your voice and join with you to strengthen and improve public education.

 

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Anthony Cody and I Talk About the Network @TheChalkface

By dianeravitch
March 11, 2013 //
12

Tim Slekar and Shaun Johnson are fearless education activists who operate on many fronts to support public education. They write, they blog, they make videos, they spoof the loony ideas called “reform.”

On March 11, Anthony Cody and I were interviewed @TheChalkface about the new Network for Public Education. We described how we hope to provide a means for grassroots groups to get connected to one another; to supply them with information and research on important issues; and to let them know that they are not alone. We will oppose the misuse of testing to punish or reward teachers, and to close schools.

When we clear away all legal issues, we hope to be able to endorse candidates and to let voters in state and local elections know which candidates truly care about strengthening their public schools. We even intend to have a Seal of Approval for our allies.

Listen in here.

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Students: Please Join Our National Campaign for Your Schools

By dianeravitch
March 8, 2013 //
12

This is a great suggestion for the Network for Public Education: we need students and student organizations to join with us!

If you are a student, please join us. If you are part of a student group, please join us!

This is where you can sign up: http://www.networkforpubliceducation.org/network-membership/

We need you.

“I’m sure you have many pressing priorities as a new organization, but I would strongly recommend that you devote considerable attention to actively engaging US high school students in the process of reversing the privatization of public education and ending the obsession with standardized testing.

“Students have intimate knowledge of what really works in the classroom and doesn’t. They have borne the brunt of the testing regime and understand better than anyone the horrors of obsessive standardized testing.

“They should (and most want to) take ownership for the quality of their OWN education, and now have an opportunity to do so. As educators, we should recognize this as the “teachable moment” of a lifetime for young citizens and we ought to seize the day (Carpe Diem!) Please have a Network youth wing (by whatever name).

“I hope you will help educate and coordinate the actions of young activists nationally, provide them with first rate resources to organize peaceful, effective actions, and access to advice from wise, sympathetic adult educators. To do otherwise would ignore perhaps the most powerful constituency for authentic reform, as well as the main victims of our misguided policies of recent years.”

Categories Network for Public Education, Support for public schools
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