Diane Ravitch
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Diane Ravitch is an American education historian and policy analyst known for her influential critiques of standardized testing and market-based school reforms.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Diane Ravitch canonical | 1 |
| Diane Silvers Ravitch | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diane Ravitch Context triple: [Harold W. McGraw Jr. Prize in Education, hasNotableRecipient, Diane Ravitch]
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Rand Ravich
Rand Ravich is an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for creating and producing television series such as "Crisis" and "Life" and writing the film "The Astronaut's Wife."
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Lee Shulman
Lee Shulman is an American educational psychologist best known for his work on pedagogical content knowledge and theories of teaching and teacher education.
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C.
Carl Lerner
Carl Lerner was an American film editor best known for his work on influential films of the 1960s and 1970s, including the thriller "Klute."
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James Plyler
James Plyler was the superintendent of the Tyler, Texas Independent School District who became the named petitioner in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Plyler v. Doe challenging the denial of public education to undocumented children.
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Edward K. Milkis
Edward K. Milkis was an American television producer best known for his work on popular 1970s sitcoms and collaborations with Garry Marshall.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diane Ravitch Target entity description: Diane Ravitch is an American education historian and policy analyst known for her influential critiques of standardized testing and market-based school reforms.
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A.
Rand Ravich
Rand Ravich is an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for creating and producing television series such as "Crisis" and "Life" and writing the film "The Astronaut's Wife."
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B.
Lee Shulman
Lee Shulman is an American educational psychologist best known for his work on pedagogical content knowledge and theories of teaching and teacher education.
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C.
Carl Lerner
Carl Lerner was an American film editor best known for his work on influential films of the 1960s and 1970s, including the thriller "Klute."
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D.
James Plyler
James Plyler was the superintendent of the Tyler, Texas Independent School District who became the named petitioner in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Plyler v. Doe challenging the denial of public education to undocumented children.
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E.
Edward K. Milkis
Edward K. Milkis was an American television producer best known for his work on popular 1970s sitcoms and collaborations with Garry Marshall.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blogger
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education historian ⓘ education policy analyst ⓘ human ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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PhD in history ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Columbia University
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Wellesley College ⓘ |
| appointedBy | George H. W. Bush ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Guggenheim Fellowship ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-07-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
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Wellesley College ⓘ |
| employer |
Brookings Institution
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New York University ⓘ |
| familyName | Ravitch ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education policy
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education reform ⓘ history of education ⓘ |
| fullName |
Diane Silvers Ravitch
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linked to:
Diane Ravitch
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| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
education writing
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Diane ⓘ |
| hasBlog | Diane Ravitch’s blog on public education ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms
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Reign of Error ⓘ Slaying Goliath ⓘ The Death and Life of the Great American School System ⓘ The Language Police ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for public education
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critique of market-based school reforms ⓘ critique of standardized testing ⓘ support for teachers and teachers’ unions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | National Assessment Governing Board ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
opposition to charter school expansion as a market reform
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opposition to high-stakes standardized testing ⓘ support for equitable, well-funded public schools ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Houston, Texas, United States ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | critic of neoliberal education reform ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Assistant Secretary of Education
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Counselor to the U.S. Secretary of Education ⓘ |
| publicationYearOf |
Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms,2000
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Reign of Error,2013 ⓘ Slaying Goliath,2020 ⓘ The Death and Life of the Great American School System,2010 ⓘ The Language Police,2003 ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| website | https://dianeravitch.net ⓘ |
| workPosition |
Research Professor of Education at New York University
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Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution ⓘ |
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Subject: Diane Ravitch Description of subject: Diane Ravitch is an American education historian and policy analyst known for her influential critiques of standardized testing and market-based school reforms.
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linked to: Diane Ravitch