Diane Ravitch

"The corporate reform movement has drained resources from public schools."

"Teaching attracts people with a passion for helping others grow and develop."

"Education policy should be driven by evidence from educators, not ideology from politicians."

"When we test constantly, we test the patience of teachers and the spirit of students."

"Schools must be places of intellectual rigor and emotional safety."

"The mark of a civilized society is how well it educates all its children."

"We should create schools where every child feels known and valued."

"Education is the most important investment we can make in our collective future."

"Teaching is a profession of the heart as well as the mind."

"School should awaken children's curiosity and desire to learn, not extinguish it."

"The teaching profession is under attack because teachers are the guardians of a public good that cannot be privatized."

"When we lose public education, we lose the glue that holds our democracy together."

"A nation that neglects its teachers neglects its future."

"Education is not a commodity to be bought and sold in the marketplace."

"The corporate takeover of public education is one of the great tragedies of our time."

"Teachers are not the problem; poverty is the problem."

"High-stakes testing has reduced education to mere test preparation."

"We must resist the narrative that our public schools are failing."

"The real purpose of education is to create thoughtful, engaged citizens."

"When we treat education as a business, we lose sight of what education should be."

"Public education is a civil right, not a privilege for the wealthy."

"The soul of education lies in its power to transform lives, not in test scores."

"We have forgotten that education is about developing the whole person."

"Standardized testing is destroying the creative spirit in our schools."

"Teachers deserve respect, not contempt, for the work they do."

"Charter schools are a form of educational segregation by another name."

"The attack on public education is really an attack on democracy itself."

"Education should empower students to think critically, not accept what they're told."

"We must defend public education as if our democracy depends on it, because it does."

"The profit motive has no place in the education of children."