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Article in Response to Controversy

Abstract

Our colleague David Marshak has just published this provocative piece for the August 3rd issue of Education Week and has permitted us to reproduce it on our blog. David is professor emeritus at Seattle University and our colleague here at Western Washington University. In his article, he describes the Sidwell Friends School that President Obama's children attend and asks why all children don't have this kind of education available to them. In asking this question, David exposes the wrongheaded direction that the public school is taking today. All children may not be able to attend this kind of elite private school, but all children ought to attend a public school system that is guided by the enlightened philosophy that shapes this school's vision.

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articles

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

Educational tests and measurements--United States; Public schools--Education--United States; Educational evaluation--United States; Education indicators--United States; Academic achievement--United States--Statistics

Subjects - Names (LCNAF)

Sidwell Friends School (Washington, D.C.)

Geographic Coverage

United States

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

Type

Text

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