Schools as Scapegoats
By Lawrence Mishel
Richard Rothstein
October 1, 2007
Opinion pieces and speeches by EPI staff and associates.
[THIS PIECE WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE OCTOBER 2007 EDITION OF THE AMERICAN PROSPECT.]
Schools as Scapegoats
by Lawrence Mishel and Richard Rothstein
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