Dreams and realities.("The American Dream and the Public Schools")(Book Review)

THE AMERICAN DREAM AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY JENNIFER HOCHSCHILD AND NATHAN SCOVRONICK * OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS * 301 PAGES * $35.00

BENEATH ALL THE CONTROVERSIES that roll America's public schools--bilingual education, school choice, inclusion of children with disabilities, alternative approaches to instruction, and so on--is there one fundamental conflict and one master key? The political scientists Jennifer Hochschild and Nathan Scovronick think so. In their new book, they claim that the crux of America's education debate is a conflict between individual and collective ...

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