Response: The fundamental problem with public schools nationwide is that a lot of children are not engaged in useful learning. Numerous surveys have found that 40 percent to 60 percent of suburban, urban and rural students are not engaged with the content of public school curricula. Individual students require different kinds of schools and curricula because of their particular learning styles, interests a... more

Response: Attention to Science and Mathematics in schools and Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics STEM in college has become central to federal policy initiatives meant to fend the confluence of dire reports that have highlighted the lackluster engagement and achievement of US students falling short of their counterparts in other developed countries. Academics, businesses, legislatures, politician... more

Response: In his thought piece, Mythinformation Winner, 1988 expressed doubts about the power of technology to, in and of itself, change educational and economic opportunity disparities between citizens. History seems to have supported his concerns indeed, the gaps remain vexingly persistent. New York Times, 12/4/11, p.8. In the years since the 1995 U.S. Department of Commerce report, Falling Through the ... more