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Do 'sputnik moments' spur educational reform? A rhetoric scholar weighs in

  • Written by Mark Hlavacik, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, University of North Texas
imageThe quest for space dominance has long sparked discussions about the quality of American education.Adastra/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Ever since the USSR surprised the United States with the Oct. 4, 1957, launch of the world’s first artificial satellite – Sputnik 1 – U.S. politicians and other public figures have used the...

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