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Years later, she left the Democratic party and registered as an Independent. Now she is a member of two think tanks: the Brookings and Hoover institutions. Opposes the philosophy of <a href="/topics/665/000175140/">Multiculturalism</a>.<p><b>Father:</b> Walter Cracker Silvers<br><b>Mother:</b> Ann Celia Katz<br><b>Husband:</b> Richard Ravitch (m. 26-Jun-1960, div. Dec-1986, three sons)<br><b>Son:</b> Joseph (b. 1964)<br><b>Son:</b> Steven (b. 1964, d. 1966 leukemia)<br><b>Son:</b> Michael (b. 1967)<br><p> High School: San Jacinto High School, Houston, TX (1956)<br> University: <a href="/edu/785/000068581/">BA, Wellesley College (1960)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/477/000068273/">PhD History, Columbia University (1975)</a><br> Professor: <a href="/edu/477/000068273/">History and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University (1975-91)</a><br><p> <a href="/org/693/000044561/">Brookings Institution</a> Senior Fellow<br> <a href="/org/693/000044561/">Brookings Institution</a> Brown Chair in Education Studies (1995-2005)<br> <a href="/gov/251/000127867/">US Education Department</a> National Assessment Governing Board (1997-2004)<br> <a href="/gov/251/000127867/">US Education Department</a> Assistant Secretary, Educational Research and Improvement (1991-93)<br> <a href="/media/658/000044526/">The Washington Post</a> summer internship<br> <a href="/org/811/000055646/">American Academy of Arts and Sciences</a> 1985<br> <a href="/org/942/000165447/">American Academy of Political and Social Science</a> Fellow<br> <a href="/org/085/000122716/">American Federation of Teachers</a> Board of Directors, Albert Shanker Institute<br> <a href="/org/224/000134819/">Common Good</a> Advisory Board<br> <u>Core Knowledge Foundation</u> Board of Directors<br> <u>Common Core</u> Board of Directors<br> <a href="/org/224/000134819/">Common Good</a> Board of Directors<br> <u>Thomas B. Fordham Institute</u> Board of Trustees (1996-2009)<br> <a href="/org/516/000169009/">Friends of Joe Lieberman</a> <br> <a href="/org/218/000211582/">Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History</a> Advisory Board<br> <a href="/org/570/000167069/">Hillary Clinton for President</a> <br> <a href="/org/493/000049346/">Hoover Institution</a> Distinguished Visiting Fellow<br> <a href="/org/347/000116996/">National Academy of Education</a> 1979<br> <a href="/org/401/000056233/">New America Foundation</a> Board of Directors (2000)<br> <a href="/org/587/000127206/">New York Historical Society</a> Former Trustee<br> <a href="/org/172/000056004/">New York Public Library</a> Honorary Life Trustee<br> <a href="/org/512/000041389/">Phi Beta Kappa Society</a> <br> <a href="/org/456/000117105/">Society of American Historians</a> 1984<br> <a href="/honors/485/000032389/">Guggenheim Fellowship</a> <br> <a href="/lists/493/000050343/">Bessarabian Ancestry</a> Maternal side<br> <p> <b>Official Website:</b><br><a href="http://www.dianeravitch.com/" target=_blank>http://www.dianeravitch.com/</a><p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>The Great School Wars: New York City, 1805-1973</i> (<tt>1975</tt>)<br><i>The Schools We Deserve: Reflections on the educational crises of our times</i> (<tt>1985</tt>)<br><i>The Troubled Crusade: American Education, 1945-1980</i> (<tt>1985</tt>)<br><i>What Do Our 17-Year Olds Know? A Report on the First National Assessment of History and Literature</i> (<tt>1987</tt>, with Chester E. Finn)<br><i>National Standards in American Education: A Citizen's Guide</i> (<tt>1995</tt>)<br><i>Left Back: A Century of Battles Over School Reform</i> (<tt>2000</tt>)<br><i>The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn</i> (<tt>2003</tt>)<br><i>Edspeak: A Glossary of Education Terms, Phrases, Buzzwords, and Jargon</i> (<tt>2007</tt>)<br><i>The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education</i> (<tt>2010</tt>)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=49747"><img src="/woman.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=49747">Diane Ravitch</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=49747" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>