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Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools
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Diane Ravitch in her magisterial review, The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice are Undermining Education.
Gary Thomas • Education: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
A stunning essay in the FT on the international decline in the ability to read, reason, focus, and learn new things.
It began or accelerated in the early 2010s.
It's hitting teens AND adults.
Self-report and objective scores.
by @jburnmurdoch... See more
How does "least restrictive environment" law work with ability grouping in practice? Here's an example when a school wanted to put a student several years below grade level into tailored math and reading classes:
Step 1: Mandate the student be given an aide in the class who can work with him 1-on-1.
Step... See more
Equality is our Great God, so it's no surprise Charles Murray's 1995 book on group IQ differences set off a storm. But 52 brave scientists risked their careers to support it. Who were they? Here's a full list + their most interesting books. Meet The Bell Curve Reading List:
1. Seymour Itzkoff: The Decline of... See more
