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ERIC Number: EJ395079
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Let's again Talk Sense about Our Schools.
Georgeoff, John
Phi Delta Kappan, v71 n1 p72-73 Sep 1989
Argues that the schools have failed neither their students nor the American public. When placed in a historical context, the schools succeed admirably at educating 75 percent of all the nation's young people between ages 6 and 18. Enforced curriculum uniformity is racist, elitist, and would produce even more dropouts. Includes 17 references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Dropouts, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Elitism, Outcomes of Education, Racial Bias, Success
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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