Diane Ravitch in Sacramento Friday January 20th

by Jon Halvorsen on January 19, 2012

25 community teachers and community members from Tahoe-Truckee are heading down to Sacramento Friday night, the 20th of January, to hear Diane Ravitch.

An evening with DIANE RAVITCH

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20TH, 20126-7:30pm

SACRAMENTO CONVENTION CENTER
1400 J Street, Sacramento

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR $5
This event is sponsored by Sacramento and San
Joaquin Area Teacher Associations.
Tickets can be purchased by calling or visiting any of
your local associations.
Teachers can purchase tickets directly from your site
reps.

THE THIRD DISTRICT PTA OF CALIFORNIA
ENDORSES THIS EVENT

Interview with Diane on KQED

Influential education expert Diane Ravitch was once a champion of reform policies such as vouchers and charter schools. Now, she has emerged as a leading defender of public education. We talk to her about the state of schools in California and across the country.

Host: Michael Krasny

Guests:

  • Diane Ravitch, research professor of education at New York University, historian of education and author of books including “The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education”

More info:

Thanks to the following local teacher associations for hosting this event:

SACRAMENTO CITY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

5300 Elvas Avenue, Sacramento, 95819 (916) 452-4591

ELK GROVE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
9297 Office Park Cr., Elk Grove, CA 95758 (916) 685-4588
SAN JUAN TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
5820 Landis Ave, Carmichael, Ca. 95608 (916) 487-7582
FOLSOM CORDOVA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
3083 Gold Canal Dr., Ste 200, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 (916)
635-3202
TWIN RIVERS UNITED EDUCATORS
3318 Howard St., McClellan, Ca. 95652 (916) 648-9791
LODI EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
7330 West Lane, Stockton, Ca. 95210 (209) 477-2425
STOCKTON TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
7330 West Lane, Ste 1, Stockton, Ca. 95210 (209) 478-5074

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Jon Halvorsen January 19, 2012 at 4:42 pm

I saw her with a few other teachers 2 years ago at UC Berkley. Well worth the drive down!

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