Every story of this kind should begin with the same question. Otherwise, one misses the fundamental point. Specifically, if we could create a public education system from scratch, would it look anything like the one we have? If the answer is "no" -- and it should be "no" -- then...
Every story of this kind should begin with the same question. Otherwise, one misses the fundamental point. Specifically, if we could create a public education system from scratch, would it look anything like the one we have? If the answer is “no” — and it should be “no” — then…