By Mark Simon (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) For teachers, the most disheartening aspect of the Administration’s “No Child Left Behind” agenda is the dishonesty in the goals and supposed success stories. No responsible educator disagrees with the stated purpose of leaving no child behind and closing the achievement gap, but we must begin with the truth. For … [Read more...] about “What Teachers Know” by Mark Simon (September-October 2004 P&R Issue)
“Inequality and the Schoolhouse” by Stan Karp (September-October 2004 P&R Issue)
By Stan Karp (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Richard Rothstein asks how much schools can be expected to overcome the staggering inequality that continues to define our society. It’s the right question. Educational inequality—whose manifestations go well beyond test score gaps—is perhaps the central problem our schools face. How we deal with it will go a long … [Read more...] about “Inequality and the Schoolhouse” by Stan Karp (September-October 2004 P&R Issue)
“Don’t Lose the Battle Trying to Fight the War” by John J. Jackson (September-October 2004 P&R Issue)
By John H. Jackson (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) In the year that we commemorate the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Educationand the 40th anniversary of passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Richard Rothstein’s “Even the Best Schools Can’t Close the Race Achievement Gap” highlights the importance of our nation’s commitment to address people of color’s … [Read more...] about “Don’t Lose the Battle Trying to Fight the War” by John J. Jackson (September-October 2004 P&R Issue)
“Social Class, But What About the Schools?” by Pedro A. Noguera (September-October 2004 P&R Issue)
By Pedro A. Noguera (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Before publication of Social Class and Schools, I was a fan of Richard Rothstein’s work. As a New York Times columnist for several years, Rothstein’s commentaries on education were distinguished by his ability to bring common-sense insights to complex policy issues. In a field where policy typically is driven … [Read more...] about “Social Class, But What About the Schools?” by Pedro A. Noguera (September-October 2004 P&R Issue)
“Even the Best Schools Can’t Close the Race Achievement Gap” by Richard Rothstein (Septemebr-October 2004 P&R Issue)
By Richard Rothsten (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) The achievement gap between poor and middle-class, black and white children is an educational challenge, but we prevent ourselves from solving it because of a commonplace belief that poverty and race can’t “cause” low achievement and that therefore schools must be failing to teach disadvantaged children … [Read more...] about “Even the Best Schools Can’t Close the Race Achievement Gap” by Richard Rothstein (Septemebr-October 2004 P&R Issue)
