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A House Divided
We are in a sad state of affairs when the President of the United States announces plans to speak to school children and everyone’s first reaction is to line up into their requisite partisan camps. It didn’t help when one … Continue reading
Posted in Current events, Education, Media, Politics
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The Harlem Miracle
Been a bit busy with the day job and teaching two university classes this week. But I wanted to pass along an excellent column by David Brooks that profiles a Harlem charter school that actually succeeded in closing the achievement … Continue reading
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White Collar Trade School
The conventional wisdom about college has been this – go to college, get a better paying job and earn more money over your lifetime. Some of that may still be true, but mounting college debt and the utopian goals of … Continue reading