Education

Grading Education: Getting Accountability Right

Richard Rothstein

About the Program

A former education columist for The New York Times makes a case for holding public schools accountable for more than just test scores.  He argues that basic knowledge, basic skills and critical thinking are all needed upon graduation but are not necessarily taught.

About the Authors

Richard Rothstein

Richard RothsteinRichard Rothstein is a former New York Times Education Columnist and a current research associate at the Economic Policy Institute. His other works include "Class and Schools: Using Social, Economic and Educational Reform to Close the Black-White Achievement Gap" and "The Way We Were? Myths and Realities of America's Student Achievement."
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Past Airings

  • Sunday, May 10th at 1pm (ET)
  • Sunday, May 10th at 1am (ET)
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