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Rotberg, Iris C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2005
The Political rhetoric about school reform makes it sound easy. Apparently, whatever the proposed reform--testing, reduced class size, vouchers--there are no tradeoffs or "costs" to consider. Or the tradeoffs are judged to be so insignificant that they do not merit discussion. There is also an unspoken premise that countries with…
Descriptors: International Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Improvement, Social Environment
