Diane Ravitch's Response

I sent a copy of my letter posted October 31st to Diane Ravitch. She responded:

Dear Michael,

You are right on target. The public schools are now the focus of an intense privatization campaign. Using invalid measures like VAA/VAM to assess "teacher quality" is a central tenet in this campaign, which will turn all teachers into at-will employees, with no tenure, no job rights, no seniority, subject to the whim of administrators or whoever "owns" the school.

Unions should be fighting this campaign, not compromising with those who would destroy public education and privatize it.

Diane Ravitch