Now that MacArthur “genius” Roland G. Fryer’s new paper on school inputs and effectiveness is beginning to get attention, it seems appropriate to look back at the most pioneering of studies on inputs and student achievement, the Coleman Report of 1966. Sociologist James S. Coleman (1926-1995) released “Equality of Educational Opportunity”[Read More…]
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Serving the public interest, an institution struggles in hard times
In 1981, sociologist James S. Coleman made the claim that tuition barriers to private schools are “certainly harmful to the public interest, and especially harmful to the interests of those least well-off.” He was referring particularly to Catholic schools and to his just-completed research identifying the social capital that families invested[Read More…]
Robinson: New education paradigms require a transformation of public education
The Cooperative Catalyst team this morning introduced the uniquely creative mind of Ken Robinson, whose animated presentation on new education paradigms made its way on YouTube in October and has since enjoyed more than 2.4 million hits. Calling for a radical rethinking of public education today, Robinson argues that we’re “educating[Read More…]