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Quantity over Quality
Ever-declining class sizes and teachers' dwindling pay have a common explanation: the increasing price of skilled labor
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Unrequited Promise
Tracing the evolution of New American Schools, from feisty upstart to bulwark of the education establishment
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To Catch a Cheat
The pressures of accountability may encourage school personnel to doctor the results from high-stakes tests. Here’s how to stop them.
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The Revolving Door
A path-breaking study of teachers in Texas reveals that working conditions matter more than salary
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The Politics of No Child Left Behind
The scene in January 2002 was a civics text come to life. Flanked by...
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Tug of War
The Right wants schools to inculcate civic values. So does the Left. Which is why the public schools should avoid civic education altogether