Maine tolerates a wide achievement gap amongst students – is this what we want?

May 25, 2014Homeachievement gap, American dream as myth, education in Finland Korea Singapore Japan, equity, Maine's state funding formula for schools, school funding formula, teaching profession

By Kathreen Harrison

We all love the myth of the ‘American Dream’ – it’s comforting in a world that surrounds us continually with risk and inequity. The mythology holds that everyone has an equal shot at wealth and a satisfying professional life – all it takes is hard work, a winning disposition, and determination. Schools are said to give each child […]

Ask the Teachers

April 18, 2013HomeAmerican dream, class system, college, dialogue with teachers, drop out, equity, improve schools, resources, rural schools, school administrators, school boards, school funding, teachers, training programs, urban schools

By Kathreen Harrison

We think of public schools in rural areas and those in our nation’s inner cities as being two completely different animals, but in several crucial ways they are in fact remarkably similar. Both are generally staffed and funded in ways that favor the haves over the have-nots, and both share the considerable challenge of needing […]

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Maine tolerates a wide achievement gap amongst students – is this what we want?

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