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The book you really want for this information is "America's Public Schools: From the Common School to "No Child Left Behind" by education historian William Reese.

Assuming an involved parent (with the accumulated educational knowledge/value associated with a proper education of their own) rather than purely an "unschooling" approach (which i…

A guy named Peter Frase considered this question in Jacobin magazine a while back (link below). His answer pivots around resources availability and social construction. Based on th…

My primary concern with the privatization of education is not that charters, like KIPP, can't and won't educate students effectively and efficiently. As a teacher I understand that…

They are strong education tools, no doubt - but note that each of them is a support technology for traditional education, not a replacement for it. These success stories could not …

While the author believes that "the ease, access, convenience and lower cost [offered by online education] appeals to people just about everywhere" the huge - giant - glaring omiss…

Teachers/administrators/schools do not have their funding tied to the improvement of their high-performing students. This is a natural by-product of the Texas model of educational …

I disagree - I believe that when these people make such statements as "I never got a job from a poor man" they actually understand, and accept, their low social position in relatio…

As an educator - and long-time HN lurker - I completely agree. The aim of the ed. HN clone is a good one, but the approach is misplaced. I am here entirely due to personal interest…