The author believes that the United States is headed for a short-term disaster when it comes to public schools. For a while, he thought this was only going to be the case for those schools that serve the neediest students, but now he thinks everyone will be affected. Here are the trends that worry him: (1) Money; (2) Teachers; (3) Innovation and…

This article presents an interview with Diane Ravitch. Ravitch replies to the following questions: (1) What does a good secondary education look like to you?; (2) What should the role of the federal government be?; (3) U.S. public schools regularly take a pounding in the media, but do you see strengths in our system? Were there ever good old days…