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The Good High School: Portraits of Character and Culture
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In this 1984 winner of the AERA Award, a Harvard educator looks at six schools that have earned reputations for excellence. … More >>
The Good High School: Portraits of Character and Culture
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Reconstructing the Common Good in Education: Coping with Intractable American Dilemmas
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For almost two centuries, Americans expected that their public schools would cultivate the personal, moral, and social development of individual students, create citizens, and bind diverse groups into one nation. Since the 1980s, however, a new generation of school reformers has been intent on using schools to solve the nation¹s economic problems. An economic justification for public schools‹equipping students with marketable skills to help the nation compete in … More >>
Reconstructing the Common Good in Education: Coping with Intractable American Dilemmas
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Higher Learning, Greater Good: The Private and Social Benefits of Higher Education
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A college education has long been acknowledged as essential for both personal success and economic growth. But the measurable value of its nonmonetary benefits has until now been poorly understood. Walter W. McMahon, a leading education economist, carefully describes these benefits and suggests that higher education accrues significant social and private benefits. McMahon’s research uncovers a major skill deficit in the United States and other OECD countries owing t… More >>
Higher Learning, Greater Good: The Private and Social Benefits of Higher Education
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