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Why big bets on educational reform haven't fixed the US school system

  • Written by Jack Schneider, Assistant Professor of Education, College of the Holy Cross
After years of claiming they want to fix what's wrong with public schools, education reformers are still hunting for solutions.Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock.com

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