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)
Social Class
“Symposium: Schools and the Achievement Gap” (September-October 2004 P&R Issue)
(Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Richard Rothstein writes about the causes of educational disparities between poor and minority students compared to the white middle- and upper-class students. A selection of commentaries follow. Almost everyone, Right as well as Left, recognizes the great disparities that currently exist between the education generally … [Read more...] about “Symposium: Schools and the Achievement Gap” (September-October 2004 P&R Issue)
