The central defect of American schooling is that an eighth grader is delivered eighth-grade content by law, whatever he actually knows.

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• An elite education gives the chance to be rich but takes away the valuable chance not to be WDWilliam Deresiewicz1 Jun 2008Americaeducation
• Black Americans need schooling more than ever, both practical training and higher culture WBW. E. B. Du Bois1 Feb 1903Americaeducation
• Charity from the rich cannot take on the nation’s responsibilities to the sick, the poor, the young and its infrastructure SKStephen King30 Apr 2012Americaeducation
• The golden age of American schooling that reformers want to return to never existed anywhere. FDFreddie deBoer12 Mar 2026Americaeducation
• The most critical change for US K-12 education is well-funded, high-quality teacher feedback systems that teachers trust BGBill Gatesc. 2013Americaeducation

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