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About Diane Ravitch


Diane Ravitch is Research Professor of Education at New York University. She holds the Brown Chair in Education Policy at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.  Ravitch is the author of more than twenty books, including The Language Police, The Great School Wars, The Troubled Crusade, The American Reader, The English Reader, and Left Back. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.


Visit Diane's personal website at dianeravitch.com


Full List of Appearances & Events            

                                                                                                                            


February 11, 2010 (Phoenix): American Association of School Administrators, Sheraton Downtown, 2:15–3:15 p.m.


February 27, 2010 (San Jose): California Teachers Association, Urban Issues Conference, Fairmont Hotel, 9:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.


March 3, 2010 (Staten Island, NY): College of Staten Island, 2800 Victory Boulevard, 1P-Williamson Theatre, 4:30–7:30 p.m.


March 5, 2010 (New York, NY): THIRTEEN’s Celebration of Teaching and Learning, Hilton New York, Mercury Ballroom, 3rd floor, 2:30–3:30 p.m.


March 8, 2010 (New York, NY): Education International, UFT headquarters, 52 Broadway


March 10, 2010 (Washington, D.C.): American Enterprise Institute, introduced by Frederick Hess, with comments by Dennis Van Roekel, Mark Schneider, and William Galston, 4:00–6:00 p.m.


March 14, 2010 (New York, NY): National Conference of State Legislatures, New York Sheraton (with Deborah Meier), 9:00–10:30 a.m.


March 15, 2010 (Washington, D.C.): Economic Policy Institute, with Carmel Martin, William Galston, and Randi Weingarten, Paul Wellstone Room, 3rd Floor, East Tower, 1333 H Street NW, 2:30 p.m.


March 15, 2010 (Washington, D.C.): Book reception, American Federation of Teachers, Washington, D.C., 5:00–6:30 p.m.


March 24, 2010 (New York, NY): Teachers College, Columbia University, introduced by Provost Thomas James, with remarks by Professor Henry Levin, 305 Russell, 5:00–7:00 p.m.


March 26, 2010 (New York, NY): Columbia School of Journalism.


March 31, 2010 (New York, NY): Manhattan Institute, Harvard Club, with respondent Frederick M. Hess, 12:00–2:00 p.m.


April 5, 2010 (Boston): Boston Teachers Union, BTU Hall, 4:00 p.m.


April 6, 2010 (Cambridge, MA): Harvard Graduate School of Education, introduced by Dean Kathy McCartney, Askwith Lecture Hall at Longfellow Hall, 13 Appian Way, 5:30–7:00 p.m.


April 7, 2010 (New York, NY): UFT book publication party at UFT headquarters, 52 Broadway.


April 9, 2010 (Chicago): DePaul University Student Center, 2250 N. Sheffield, Room 324, 1:00–3:00 p.m.


April 9, 2010 (Chicago): UIC College of Education, introduced by Professor Michael Klonsky, Student Center East, Room 302, 750 S. Halsted, 5:00–7:00 p.m.


April 10, 2010 (Chicago): National School Boards Association, McCormick Place West, Room W470AB, 1:30–2:45 p.m.


April 12, 2010 (Los Angeles): UCLA, with Professor Mike Rose, Covel Commons, Grand Horizon Room, 4:00–6:00 p.m.


April 14, 2010 (Palo Alto, CA): Stanford University, with Professor Linda Darling-Hammond, Cubberley Auditorium, School of Education, 485 Lasuen Mall, 5:30–6:30 p.m.


April 15, 2010 (Berkeley): University of California at Berkeley, introduced by Professor David Kirp, Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Engineering Center, 5:30–7:30 p.m.


April 26, 2010 (NYC): NYU Steinhardt, 20 Cooper Square, 5th Floor, 5:00–6:00 p.m.


April 28, 2010 (Dallas): Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, Booker T. Washington High School Auditorium, 2501 Flora St., 7:00–9:00 p.m.


April 29, 2010 (Dallas): Luncheon for civic and education leaders: Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, 2719 Routh St.


April 29, 2010 (Boulder): University of Colorado, School of Education and the Education and the Public Interest Center, Visual Arts Complex Auditorium, Room B120, 7:00–8:30 p.m.


April 30, 2010 (Denver): Donnell-Kay Foundation, Manual High School, 1700 East 28th Avenue, 8:00 a.m.


May 4, 2010 (Washington, D.C.): “Bridging Differences: What Works in Schools,” presentations by Diane Ravitch, Deborah Meier, Douglas W. Anthony, and James P. Comer, House Visitor’s Center, Room 215, U.S. Capitol Complex, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.


May 12, 2010 (Boca Raton, FL): Lynn University, Keith C. & Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center, 3601 North Military Trail, 5:30–7:30 p.m.


May 14, 2010 (Newport, RI): TURN Network, Newport Harbor Hotel.


May 17, 2010 (Rochester, NY): Rochester Teachers Association, Temple B’rith Kodesh, 2131 Elmwood Avenue, 4:20–5:20 p.m.


May 22, 2010 (New York, NY): DC 37, Education Forum, 125 Barclay St., 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.


May 27, 2010 (Baltimore, MD): Baltimore Curriculum Project, Cathedral of the Incarnation, Peabody Room, 4 E. University Parkway, 3:30–5:00 p.m.


May 27, 2010 (Baltimore, MD): Johns Hopkins University School of Education, commencement speech, Homewood Field, 7:30 p.m.


June 1, 2010 (Woodbury, NY): Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association, Annual Dinner Meeting, keynote address, Crest Hollow Country Club, 8325 Jericho Turnpike, 6:30–10:00 p.m.


June 4–6, 2010 (Wellesley, MA): Wellesley College, 50th Reunion.


June 8, 2010 (New York, NY): Partnership for the Homeless, 200 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1211, 6:30 p.m.


June 12, 2010 (Chicago): Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, 930 E. 50th St., 1:30–3:30 p.m.


June 29, 2010 (Jersey City, NJ): Middle College National Consortium Summer Institute, keynote address, Hyatt Regency, 2 Exchange Pl., 8:30 a.m.


July 6, 2010 (New Orleans): addressing NEA Representative Assembly as recipient of 2010 NEA Friend of Education Award, New Orleans Morial Convention Center.


July 9, 2010 (Boston): Senate Presidents’ Forum (presidents of the 50 legislatures).


July 10–September 8, 2010: Unavailable.


September 8, 2010 (NYC): Mellon Foundation, details TBA (registrationrequired).


September 9–12, 2010: Unavailable.


September 13–14, 2010(Washington, D.C.): Common Core,details TBA.


September 15, 2010: Unavailable.


September 16, 2010 (New York, NY): “The Ideas Economy: Human Potential” (hosted by TheEconomist), "mini-debate" with Eva Moskowitz, Pier Sixty, 11:45a.m. (open to the public; registration required).

September 17–22, 2010: Unavailable.



September 23, 2010 (Detroit, MI): Wayne State University, Community Arts Auditorium, 6:00 p.m. (open to the public).


September 24, 2010: Unavailable.


September 25, 2010 (Long Beach, CA):Art of Teaching Annual Conference, Cotsen Family Foundation, Long Beach Convention Center, 300 East Ocean Blvd., Regency Ballroom, 12:45–1:25p.m. (registration required).


September 26–29, 2010: Unavailable.


September 30–October 1,2010 (Pasadena, CA): Los Angeles County Fifth Annual Superintendents’ Professional Collaborative, Pasadena Westin Hotel, 191 N. Los Robles Avenue (registration required).


October 5, 2010 (Seattle): videoconference, 6:30 p.m. (PST), details TBA.


October 6, 2010 (Miami): University of Miami, videoconference, details TBA.


October 7, 2010 (Williamsburg, VA): National Evaluation Institute sponsored by CREATE (Consortium for Research on Educational Accountability and Teacher Evaluation), keynote address, Empire Ballroom, Williamsburg Hospitality House, 1:00 p.m. (registration required).



October 7, 2010 (Williamsburg, VA): College of William and Mary, School of Education, Hauben Distinguished Lecture Series 2010 Speaker, Matoaka Woods Room, 6:00 p.m.(time subject to change; open to the public).


October 8, 2010 (Norfolk, VA): Old Dominion University, Hampton–Newport News room, Webb Center, 9:00 a.m. (open to the public).


October 8, 2010 (Alexandria, VA):Superintendents Roundtable, Hilton Alexandria Old Town, 6:00 p.m.(registration required).


October 13, 2010 (San Antonio): National Council onTeacher Retirement, Trustee Luncheon, The Westin La Cantera, 12:45 p.m.(registration required).


October 14, 2010 (Houston): KIPP, Teach for America,and Rice Education Entrepreneurship Programs, Ley Student Center at RiceUniversity, Grand Hall, 7:10–7:50 p.m. (open to the public).

October 18, 2010 (Huntington, NY): Long Island Council of Social Studies, Huntington Hilton Hotel, 9:45–10:50 a.m.



October 18, 2010 (Brooklyn): St.Joseph’s College, Founders Day speaker, 245 Clinton Ave.,4:00 p.m. (open to the public).

October 24, 2010 (New York, NY): New York State SchoolBoards Association, 91st Annual Convention & Trade Show, keynote closingspeech, 811 7th Ave., 9:00–10:30 a.m. (registration required).



October 27, 2010 (New Orleans): Dillard University, 7:00 p.m., details TBA (opento the public).



October 28, 2010 (New Orleans): Grantmakers for Education Conference, Ritz-Carlton, 921 Canal Street,8:30–10:00 a.m. (registration required).



October 29, 2010 (Orlando): Florida Education Association, Rosen Centre Hotel,2:00–4:00 p.m. (registration required).


November 3, 2010 (SanDiego): San Diego Education Association, 6:00 p.m., details TBA.


November 4, 2010 (San Diego): Association of California School Administrators, Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel, 3:30–5:00 p.m. (registration required).


November 9, 2010 (Burlington, VT): Vermont School Boards Association, keynote address and Q & A, St. Michael’s College, 4:00p.m. (open to the public; registration required).


November 10, 2010 (Chicago): DePaul University, videoconference, details TBA.


November 12, 2010 (Kansas City): Missouri NEA, details TBA.


November 17, 2010 (Williamsburg, VA): Virginia School Boards Association Annual Convention, Opening General Session, Williamsburg Lodge Conference Center, 310 S. England Street, 2:00–4:00 p.m. (registration required).



November 22, 2010(Queens, NY): St. John’s University, Gresser Forum, 6:30–8:00 p.m. (open to the public).



November 23, 2010 (New York, NY): NYU class, details TBA (students only).


December 1, 2010(Worcester, MA): Clark University, Higgins University Center,Tilton Hall, 4:00 p.m. (open to the public).


December 2, 2010 (Boston): New England Associationof Schools and Colleges, 125th Annual Meeting, keynote address, Copley Plaza Hotel, Grand Ballroom, 1:00 p.m. (registration required).



December 8, 2010 (Cincinnati): Cincinnati Federation of Teachers, details TBA (open to the public).



December 15, 2010 (Princeton, New Jersey): Princeton University, Teachers’ Unions in History, 4:30 p.m., details TBA (open to the public).


January 2011: Unavailable.


February 10, 2011 (Milwaukee, WI): Urban Forum,University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Union, Wisconsin Room, 2nd floor, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., 6:00–7:30 p.m. (open to the public; view brochure).


February 18, 2011 (Denver): American Association of School Administrators,general session speaker, details TBA (registration required).


February 25, 2011 (San Francisco, CA): National Association of Secondary SchoolPrincipals, Marriott Marquis Hotel, 4:00–5:30 p.m. (registration required).


March 3–6, 2011: Unavailable.


March 8, 2011 (Madison,WI): The Future of Public Education,featuring Diane Ravitch, presented by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, the UW–Madison School of Education, and the Wisconsin Center on Education Research, Ebling Symposium Center, Room 1220, Microbial Sciences Building, UW–Madison, 1550 Linden Drive, 7:00–8:30 p.m. (open to the public).


March 15–April 2011: Australia and New Zealand.


May 5, 2011 (Ontario, Canada): Ontario Teachers Association, details TBA.


May 15, 2011 (Loudonville, NY): Siena College, details TBA(open to the public).

June 6, 2011: Unavailable.


July 28, 2011 (Washington, D.C.): National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, keynote speaker, annual conference,Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave., NW, details TBA (registration required).


December 2, 2011 (Washington, D.C.): National Council for Social Studies, keynote address, details TBA (registration required).


December 5, 2011 (Austin,TX): Assessment directors (registration required).
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