Scrooge and school reform

12-13-2011

Blog by Diane Ravitch/Education Week

Dear Deborah, As we enter the holiday season, our thoughts naturally turn to family celebrations, but also to those who do not share the advantages and blessings we enjoy. We all know Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol and the story of Scrooge. It's played regularly on television at this time of year, and we see how Scrooge comes to understand the plight of Tiny Tim and his family and realizes that he must strive to be kinder and more generous to others. If I could update this tale for today's school reformers, I would begin by asking them to read a very important paper by Helen F. Ladd titled "Education and Poverty: Confronting the Evidence" [Pdf]. A professor of economics at Duke University, Ladd is one of the nation's leading experts on issues of accountability. (more...)

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