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Virtue? The Good?
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| By Charles Murray |
| Posted: Thursday, September 4, 2008 |
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One of the special tasks in the education of the gifted is to steep them in the study of how good applies to virtue.
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An Elite That Is Already Smart
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| By Charles Murray |
| Posted: Thursday, September 4, 2008 |
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Every complex society is run by an elite, including our society.
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Rankings Are Useful--but Go beyond "U.S. News"
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| By Richard Vedder |
| Posted: Thursday, August 28, 2008 |
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College rankings are useful in trying to distinguish the great from the mediocre and the good values from the rip-offs.
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No Child Left Behind: Trends and Issues
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| By Frederick M. Hess, Rosemary H. Kendrick |
| Posted: Thursday, August 28, 2008 |
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An examination of current trends and issues concerning the No Child Left Behind Act.
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Assessing the Case for Mayoral Control of Urban Schools
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| By Frederick M. Hess |
| Posted: Monday, August 25, 2008 |
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A review of the research suggests that, on balance, mayoral control is sensible for troubled, urban school systems.
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College Daze
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| By Charles Murray |
| Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2008 |
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Instead of helping high school graduates grow up, colleges prolong childhood.
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Real Education
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| Four Simple Truths for Bringing America's Schools Back to Reality |
| Posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
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Leave This Child Behind
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| By Charles Murray |
| Posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
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We must recognize the fact that most people do not have the ability or interest to succeed on the conventional academic track.
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For Most People, College Is a Waste of Time
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| By Charles Murray |
| Posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 |
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Our national obsession with the BA has created a two-tiered entry to adulthood, anointing some for admission to the club and labeling the rest as second-best.
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Leaders Ignore Science Shortfalls to the Peril of America's Future
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| By Norman J. Ornstein |
| Posted: Friday, August 8, 2008 |
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The United States is creating problems for itself by failing to invest adequately in basic research in science and science education.
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