Education Reform

It Could Have Gone the Other Way It Could Have Gone the Other Way

At the time, the Justices had doubts that Brown was rightly decided.

Apr 15, 2004 / Feature / Michael J. Klarman

Beyond Black, White and Brown Beyond Black, White and Brown

Click here to read Brown at 50 by Eric Foner and Randall Kennedy.

Apr 15, 2004 / Feature / Various Contributors

Brown at 50 Brown at 50

Prior to the landmark Supreme Court rulings in Brown v. Board of Education and Bolling v.

Apr 15, 2004 / Feature / Randall Kennedy and Eric Foner

How Edison Survived How Edison Survived

Discredited and broke, the school privatizer found an unlikely white knight.

Feb 26, 2004 / Feature / David Moberg

Free Higher Ed! Free Higher Ed!

If only they are bold enough, Democrats can win on their own wedge issues.

Feb 5, 2004 / Feature / Adolph Reed Jr. and Mark Dudzic

The Internet School Scam The Internet School Scam

A questionable plan to wire poor schools has turned into a business boondoggle.

Jan 29, 2004 / Feature / Todd Oppenheimer

Discipline and Punish Discipline and Punish

Zero tolerance policies have created a "lockdown environment" in schools.

Nov 26, 2003 / Feature / Annette Fuentes

Bush Flunks Schools Bush Flunks Schools

If "no child left behind" meant what it said, it would offer help, not sanctions.

Nov 13, 2003 / Feature / Susan Ohanian

How the Other Half Learns How the Other Half Learns

Abigail and Stephan Thernstrom have long been pillars of highbrow conservatism in America.

Oct 23, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Peter Schrag

No-Brainer No-Brainer

Devising a fair federal policy for higher education would not be hard.

Oct 23, 2003 / Feature / David Kirp

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