Diane Ravitch
Diane Ravitch is a prominent education historian and policy expert.
She served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education from 1991-93 and is currently a Research Professor at New York University.
Ravitch has authored numerous books on education history and policy, and maintains an influential blog on education issues.
She is known for her shift from supporting to criticizing market-based education reforms.
Ravitch founded the Network for Public Education and regularly contributes to The New York Review of Books.
She was previously married to Richard Ravitch and is now married to Mary Butz.
Her work has significantly influenced education policy debates in the United States.
