Guest: Diane Ravitch

Continuing Teacher Appreciation Week, Dr. Tim and Dr. Johnny are excited to welcome Dr. Diane Ravitch to the program! She is an esteemed educator and education historian, and you can check out her books at dianeravitch.com. She talks with Tim and Johnny about the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on education. In 2020, she published her book Slaying Goliath, and its message is as important as ever. Educators need to work together against political pressures to privatize education.

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Guest: Diane Ravitch

Tim and Johnny are joined by former Assistant Secretary of Education under George H.W. Bush Diane Ravitch to discuss a calculated, organized attack on our nation's public education system - and by extension, democracy itself.