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Direct linkWilensky, Rona – Phi Delta Kappan, 2007
In this article, the author argues that traditional college entrance requirements exercise a detrimental effect on other elements of the educational system. She begins by looking at the way that the entire K-12 system is skewed toward meeting the needs of those students headed for selective colleges and universities and the way less successful…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change, Political Influences, High Schools
