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Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1993
The good news about U.S. schools (improved Scholastic Aptitude Test scores and international achievement rankings) continues to be ignored, while the bad news about the nation's real problems (crushing poverty, crumbling cities, and a faltering economy) worsens. A system that formerly functioned as a sorting machine is now expected to optimize all…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Education Work Relationship, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education