WhentheChicagopublicschoolswereinthethroesofafinancialcrisis,theChicagoschoolfinanceauthority,...Hiredaconsultingfirmtomakea$33,000studyoncostsavingrecommendations.Then,thenextyear,aftertheschoolboardfailedtodoanythingabouttherecommendations,thecityallocatedanother$200,000forasecondstudyonhowtocutschoolcosts.
ThatistypicaloftheAmericanapproachtoproblemsolving.Peopleseemtothinkthatiftheythrowaf...[
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作為一個黑人女教師,先後被兩任美國總統提名作教育部長,她都拒絕,因為她不喜歡政治,就想教學生。她教的二年級學生,都是黑人區小孩,很多被認為有學習障礙,卻能在一年後達到5年級閱讀水平。關於教育的重要性,她在70年代是這麽寫的;
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