A system that used to be ridiculed has become a model for schools in other cities.
David Kirp
David Kirp, professor emeritus at the Goldman School of Public Policy, is the author of The Education Debate: What Everyone Needs to Know.
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Bayard Rustin—Out of the Shadows
A new movie, a new book, and an old nonviolent warrior now given his rightful recognition
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The Unkept Promises of Higher Education
Colleges need to focus on their original mission—undergraduate teaching—for a new wave of low-income and minority students. Â
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The End of the Lavender Ghetto
As gays and lesbians gain acceptance, they are moving away from the old neighborhoods that long epitomized gay culture.
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A Good Old-Fashioned Education
As some districts experiment with charters, vouchers, and high-stakes testing, educators in Union City are finding that time-tested, traditional approaches to teaching students work best.
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Higher Expectations
What are colleges for? Research, economic advancement, or making students more interesting?
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The Great School Delusion
An education reformer discovers that tests, standards, and other silver bullets are no substitute for hard teaching.
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Our Two-Class System
The recession has worsened already widening inequalities of access and affordability
in higher education. Could it also trigger a new grand bargain?
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Getting Smarter About IQ
Simple advances, like adequate vision and dental care, can do more for the nation’s children than theoretical debates about education inequality.