Idealism that Blinds: Facing Social and Educational Inequity
EducationOct 6, 2011One aspect of the education reform debate that persistently gives me pause is the claim that the top students are being short-changed in U.S. public education—specifically due to disproportionate time and money being spent on struggling students. I have attempted to address this argument bothseriously and satirically, but each approach has brought primarily defense of those neglected top students.
In their work on think tanks, Think Tank Research Quality: Lessons for Policy Makers, the Media, and the Public, theNational Education Policy Center [NEPC] has raised a strong caution concerning the poor quality of think-tank research:
“Unfortunately, according to Think Tank Review Project co-director Kevin