I write about the history and politics of education. I oppose the privatization of public schools. I support democracy, teachers, students, unions, liberal education, freedom to teach and to learn. Born in Houston, live in Brooklyn. Twitter refugee. .. more
I write about the history and politics of education. I oppose the privatization of public schools. I support democracy, teachers, students, unions, liberal education, freedom to teach and to learn. Born in Houston, live in Brooklyn. Twitter refugee.
Diane Silvers Ravitch is a historian of education, an educational policy analyst, and a research professor at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Previously, she was a U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education. In 2010, she became "an activist on behalf of public schools." Her blog at DianeRavitch.net has received more than 36 million page views since she began blogging in 2012. Ravitch writes for the New York Review of Books. .. more
Mixing education advocacy with political satire, Diane is the kind of social media activist who would bring a red pen to a gunfight.
"Imagine if your grandmother could roast the Supreme Court while baking cookies—that's Diane on BlueSky"
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Are you also being threatened
Rubio praised Viktor Orban
Did you like the part where he said
Let's go back to Colonalism
Vapid platitudes
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She's not the only one! RFK, "I'm not afraid of germs. I used to snort cocaine off toilet seats" as our nation's Health Secretary?
Hegseth as SecDef is an insult to our best-in-world military leadership.
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KEEP HOPE ALIVE!
Reverend Jesse Jackson passed away this morning.
Amy Goodman put together clips of her interviews with him over the years.
#Pinks #MomSky #ProudBlue
www.democracynow.org/2026/2/17/ri...
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Hmmm, what else could be contributing to a lack of hype?
Minnesota Star-Tribune: apple.news/A_oEN5W52S5O...
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