New York is no model, Ravitch says
If Philadelphia is looking to New York City as the exemplar of "best practices" for improving schools by organizing them into support networks, they are looking in the wrong place, according to historian and education analyst Diane Ravitch.
"New York City has not had any great success," said Ravitch, in town Wednesday for the conference of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. "New York used to boast of dramatic test scores gains, but they disappeared in 2010."
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"New York City has not had any great success," said Ravitch, in town Wednesday for the conference of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. "New York used to boast of dramatic test scores gains, but they disappeared in 2010."
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