In her new book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System, the educational consultant and historian, Diane Ravitch, tells us that she has changed her views on the very public school reforms that she herself, during the past 30 years or so, did so much to fashion, promote, and support. In particular, [...]
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On School Reform, Part One
March 6, 2010Kids are human capital
May 23, 2009The problem is usually not a lack of knowledge. There is enough knowledge out there to solve most of our problems. The problem is getting the people in power to drink of the knowledge that is available. A case in point is our system of public school education. Claudia Goldin, in a June 2001 article. [...]
