Mike Rose / TruthdigNov 18, 2014
What is the relation of social class and inequality to achievement, and the purpose of education in a democratic society? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Mike Rose / TruthdigMay 16, 2014
Increasing numbers of Americans have been seeking the satisfaction that comes with a trade. But vocational education needs some rethinking. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Mike Rose / TruthdigMar 6, 2014
Deep within our cultural history is a faith in the power of technology to cure social problems. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
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By Michael B. Katz and Mike RoseSep 5, 2013
As we consider what reform initiatives might achieve, we should also ask the old, defining question: What is the purpose of education in a democracy? Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Mike Rose / TruthdigMar 19, 2010
Mike Rose notes that no one in power is asking fundamental questions about the purpose of education and whether much-hyped reforms might do more harm than good.No one in power is asking fundamental questions about the purpose of education and whether much-hyped reforms might do more harm than good. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )
Mike Rose / TruthdigFeb 19, 2010
We need to reclaim a broader vision, for we have terribly narrowed our thinking about school. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Mike Rose / TruthdigDec 8, 2009
What’s new about them? They sound like the skills one would have gotten from a good 20th century education -- or from a lot further back than that.They sound like the skills one would have gotten from a good 20th century education -- or from a lot further back than that. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Mike Rose / TruthdigOct 22, 2009
The Obama administration has committed serious money to education reform, but many of the Department of Education's big ideas are flawed. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Mike Rose / TruthdigSep 15, 2009
Business leaders are eager to meddle in education but rarely take responsibility for the root of education's problem -- economic despair and mind-numbing mass media. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Mike Rose / TruthdigAug 13, 2009
What miracle talk and magic-bullet solutions share is the reduction of complexity, of the many levels of hard, creative work necessary to make schooling successful in the United States.Miracle talk ignores the many levels of hard, creative work necessary to make schooling successful in the United States. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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