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The Lesson of the Cupcakes: Fix Schools by Resisting Gimmicks and Heeding Evidence | National Education Policy Center

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The Lesson of the Cupcakes: Fix Schools by Resisting Gimmicks and Heeding Evidence

April 25, 2012
This Commentary from NEPC Director Kevin Welner is a version of a piece that was published as part of series called “America the Fixable” at the Atlantic.com.  The edits made for the Atlantic.com version change the framing (no cupcakes!) and remove most of the links to research.
Unedited Atlantic.com Commentary from Kevin WelnerDownload