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Can the Schools Be Fixed? (Cato Unbound)

Frederick M. Hess

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In April of 1983, the Ronald Regan-appointed National Commission on Excellence in Education released a landmark study, "A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform," which diagnosed the ills of American education and set forth a list of prescriptions for fixing what seemed to be a flailing educational system. It's been twenty-five years now since the report. So how are we doing? The country hasn't fallen apart yet, but the schools don't seem to be getting better, either. Can aggressively policed federal standards finally give American kids a leg up in the competitive world economy? Maybe schools and teachers really do just need a lot more money for a surge in the war on underachievement. Maybe a sprinkling of charter schools here and vouchers there will inspire the public schools to reach beyond complacent mediocrity. Or maybe the status quo system is beyond repair and needs to be fundamentally restructured around principles of choice and competition. Does anything have a prayer of working? And if so, what?

This month's lead essay comes from Richard Rothstein, a former national educational columnist for the New York Times and research associate of the Economic Policy Institute, who offers a fresh assessment of "A Nation at Risk" and the lessons we can draw from its fate. Commenting this month we'll have Michael Strong, co-founder of FLOW, education entrepreneur, and former charter school principal; Sol Stern, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute who recently made waves with his article "School Choice Isn't Enough"; and Frederick Hess, Director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute.

Language: English

Pages: 65

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: The Cato Institute

Release: April 07, 2008

Can the Schools Be Fixed? (Cato Unbound)

Frederick M. Hess

0/5 ( ratings)

In April of 1983, the Ronald Regan-appointed National Commission on Excellence in Education released a landmark study, "A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform," which diagnosed the ills of American education and set forth a list of prescriptions for fixing what seemed to be a flailing educational system. It's been twenty-five years now since the report. So how are we doing? The country hasn't fallen apart yet, but the schools don't seem to be getting better, either. Can aggressively policed federal standards finally give American kids a leg up in the competitive world economy? Maybe schools and teachers really do just need a lot more money for a surge in the war on underachievement. Maybe a sprinkling of charter schools here and vouchers there will inspire the public schools to reach beyond complacent mediocrity. Or maybe the status quo system is beyond repair and needs to be fundamentally restructured around principles of choice and competition. Does anything have a prayer of working? And if so, what?

This month's lead essay comes from Richard Rothstein, a former national educational columnist for the New York Times and research associate of the Economic Policy Institute, who offers a fresh assessment of "A Nation at Risk" and the lessons we can draw from its fate. Commenting this month we'll have Michael Strong, co-founder of FLOW, education entrepreneur, and former charter school principal; Sol Stern, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute who recently made waves with his article "School Choice Isn't Enough"; and Frederick Hess, Director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute.

Language: English

Pages: 65

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: The Cato Institute

Release: April 07, 2008

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