HYPOCRITICAL CRITIC

It's about time somebody pointed out that the empress has no clothes.  Diane Ravitch has an obvious personal vendetta against Bloomberg and Klein's education reforms in NYC, which she should be cheering based on her frequently stated past views.  Three cheers for Kathy Wylde for giving her the ripping she so richly deserves:

This is just the latest of many examples of an odd Ravitch turnaround on local education issues -- reversals that seem more tied to her unhappiness with the personalities in the Bloomberg administration than its policies.
 
During the past five years, the administration's school reforms have included many of the ideas that she championed in the past. But rather than support their adoption, Ravitch has emerged as Bloomberg's most vocal critic...
 
It isn't clear why Diane  Ravitch is so intent on discrediting the policies she once championed. What is clear is that, when it comes to public education in New York City, she's no longer a source we can rely on for fair-minded commentary.  

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HYPOCRITICAL CRITIC
RAVITCH VS. N.Y. SCHOOL REFORMS
By KATHRYN S. WYLDE
http://www.nypost.com/seven/10302007/postopinion/opedcolumnists/hypocritical_critic.htm

October 30, 2007 -- THE Bloomberg administration and the United Federation of Teachers reached a historic agreement two weeks ago: For the first time, the union agreed to a compensation system that awards bonuses to teachers who succeed in improving student performance in the city's toughest schools.