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Ravitch, the Research Professor of Education at New York
University, and an outspoken critic of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's
stewardship of the New York City public schools, will be honored on
May 14 at the UFT's annual spring education conference.
Ravitch , who was an assistant secretary of education in the
administration of President George H.
From 1996 to 2005, Ravitch held the Brown Chair in Education Policy at
the Brookings Institution and edited the Brookings Papers on Education
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Ravitch has been a friend of the UFT and the AFT since the
mid-1970s, when she first became friends with Albert Shanker and
Sandra Feldman. 1, 2004 Russian
school siege that killed more than 300 adults and children, the
conference is designed to teach principals, teachers, and parents what
to do if their schools are targeted by terrorist organizations .

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teachers should contact Lunarpages by calling 1-877-LUNARPAGES (586-2772). The three day meeting, sponsored by National Institute for
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Other topics will include: The Anatomy of Terrorism; Crisis
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public schools in the U.

There is no restriction on the use of the account opened in conjunction
with this program, provided it is opened by a school official and is used
for educational purposes.S. Secret Service and FBI agents,
experts in non-violent conflict resolution, and experts in crisis
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A native of Houston, Ravitch is a graduate of the Houston public
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In addition to the Dewey presentation, the spring conference,
titled "Lost Opportunities," will feature the popular Operation
Soapbox session, to which all of the mayoral candidates have been
invited. Bush and an appointee to the
National Assessment Governing Board under President Bill Clinton,
joins an impressive list of Dewey Award winners. She also sits on the board of the New America Foundation,
the Thomas B. NIHAP aims to provide
educators with action plans, hands-on training, current research and
education to prevent, prepare for, and respond to terrorist incidents
including biological, chemical, radiological and nuclear attacks, acts
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and education historian Diane Ravitch has been named the 2005
recipient of the United Federation of Teachers' prestigious John Dewey
Award for Excellence in Education. "There has
been no stauncher ally of teachers being treated as professionals and
the union being a partner for - not an obstacle to - genuine reform. They include Martin
Luther King Jr.

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"Educating our youth is extremely important and donating web space to
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students, teachers and parents across the country," said Ron Riddle, CEO
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She is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Sessions and keynotes throughout the conference will focus
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first responders, and community leaders will attend a national
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Institution, Stanford University.
"We don't always agree with her, but she is a true friend of
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-- Providing valuable information about daily schedules and events

-- Serving as a bulletin board for homework assignments and class
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As part of the program, Lunarpages will provide 1000 MB storage, unlimited
email addresses, 40 GB data transfer , and unlimited phone and email support
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"Diane is one of the only voices out there other than us
supporting teachers," UFT president Randi Weingarten said .
Ravitch also is a member of the board of the Albert Shanker
Institute and has contributed several articles to the American
Educator. Fordham Foundation, Common Good, the James B.