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Who is Diane Ravitch? ‘Hypocrite’ NYU prof who sent her children to private school urges parents to pick public schools

Diane Ravitch was slammed by Gov Ron DeSantis' aide Christina Pushaw who revealed the professor sent her own children to private school

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: A former New York University professor is being heavily criticized on social media for telling parents to send their children to public school. Diane Ravitch was slammed by Gov Ron DeSantis' aide Christina Pushaw who revealed the professor sent her own children to private school.

Ravitch who has advocated for public education and against school choice tweeted, "The best choice is your local public school. It welcomes everyone. It unifies community. It is the glue of democracy." Soon after Ravitch's tweet, Republican aide Pushaw was propelled to dig into her past and revealed Ravitch sent both of her sons to private school.

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Who is Diane Ravitch?

Initially, Ravitch taught at Colombia University between 1976 and 1981. She further proceeded to teach at New York University from 1995 to 2000. The former professor has also written a series of educational books, including her latest 'Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America’s Public Schools'.

Ravitch's blog shows, during the 1980s and 1990s, when she used to work under the George HW Bush administration as the secretary of education she used to support "conservative ideas" about education, including charter schools. However, over decades, around 2006, Ravitch's beliefs shifted when she "realized that these policies were not working," her blog claimed, according to Daily Mail. 

'Make it make sense!'

After Ravitch's tweet of the usual bash about schools, Pushaw, who worked on Governor DeSantis' reelection campaign responded by attaching a grab of the education writer's biography on her blog that showed her sons went to a private school in The Big Apple. "Why didn't you send your sons to your local public school," Pushaw questioned on Twitter. "You didn't want the best for them? So you paid for private school n NYC? Make it make sense." To which Ravitch responded, "I paid for it. I didn't ask taxpayers to pay for my private choice." Pushaw again questioned her logic saying, "So what about parents who can't afford to pay for private school but want to make the best choice for their kids? They don't deserve the same opportunities as your sons?" claimed a tweet.

'But why be a hypocrite?'

Internet users were also furious with Ravitch's biased judgment and especially after finding out she sent her own children to a private school. One user questioned, "Then why'd you send your kids to private school?" Another chimed, "Keep your unity and equity. I'll take strong academics." A third wrote, "Uhhhh nice try, lady. We see you." "Yes. 'school choice for me but not for thee!'" read a tweet. A user commented, "But why be a hypocrite" "Welcoming, glue of democracy, unifying. None of these fit public schools. Especially since those who don't have children in said schools are taxed to fund them, forever," read another tweet. A tweet read "Do as I say,not as I do !" 

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