Dr. Diane Ravitch Interview (2013)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2013-03-15
Duration: 00:05:47
Subjects: Ravitch, Diane | Education | Educational vouchers | Educational accountability | Educational tests and measurements
Contributors:
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Ravitch, Diane Interviewee
Description
This segment from the March 15, 2013, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Shauna Sanford’s in-studio interview with Dr. Diane Ravitch, an education historian and a former United States Assistant Secretary of Education. She discusses: her view that Governor Bobby Jindal’s education reform plan aims to privatize public education; the use of school vouchers in Chile and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and her belief that testing should not be used for school accountability.