"The Bell Curve": Ringing in the Contract with America.

Farrell, Walter C., Jr.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1995

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"The Bell Curve": Ringing in the Contract with America.

Farrell, Walter C., Jr.; And Others

Educational Leadership, v52 n7 p77-79 Apr 1995

Herrnstein and Murray's "The Bell Curve" claims that IQ is hereditary and that African Americans consistently score 15 points lower than other racial groups. Coolly received by academics, the book is being warmly embraced by Republican politicians endorsing fiscal austerity and social mean-spiritedness. The book rationalizes a conservative education agenda. (17 references) (MLH)

Descriptors: Blacks, Conservatism, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Problems, Heredity, Intelligence, Political Influences, Privatization, Public Education, Racial Factors, Role of Education, School Choice

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