Schools can’t save the world

As a taxpaying citizen whose government contributions are spent increasingly on education, it is disheartening to see constant streams of headlines suggesting, implying and demanding that schools should take on more and more of society’s ills.
Schools are naturally expected to provide education in the areas of math, science, history/social studies, and language. And they have [...]

How are our students ‘underserved’ by schools?

An essay by Rick Dalton, CEO of the non-profit organization College for Every Student (CFES), outlines his organization’s approach to improving the educational progress of low-income children. The suggestions Mr. Dalton offers in his essay – which are echoed in more detail on the organization’s website – all make sense, and are, in effect, the [...]