For over a century, Americans have translated their cultural anxieties and hopes into dramatic demands for educational reform. Although policy talk has sounded

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The American republic will survive only if its citizens are educated--this was an article of faith of its founders. But seeking common civic ground in public sc

In Confessions of a School Reformer, eminent historian of education Larry Cuban reflects on nearly a century of education reforms and his experiences with them

Examining a century of university history, Larry Cuban tackles the age-old question: What is more important, teaching or research? Using two departments (histor