School testing critic Diane Ravitch coming to Atlanta
Public schools advocate Diane Ravitch, a leading critic of state standardized tests, will headline an English teachers’ conference in Atlanta.
Ravitch is an NYU professor who served as assistant education secretary under President George H.W. Bush and as a member of the National Assessment Governing Board under President Bill Clinton. Her most recent book is Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools. She will be interviewed live.
Conference panels will offer many speakers, including authors Ta-Nehisi Coates and Brad Meltzer.
The National Council of Teachers of English conference is Nov. 17-20 at the Georgia World Congress Center.
About the Author
Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.
