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Richard J. Murnane

Richard J. Murnane is the Thompson Professor of Education and Society at Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. 

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Response: Devil in the Details

Kahlenberg and Wasow argue that controlled public-school choice offers much more promise than private-school vouchers for achieving the goal of better education for children from low-income families. While I agree with the...
Richard J. Murnane

Response: The Case for Standards

Contrary to Deborah Meier’s view, I believe that standards-based educational reforms have significant promise for improving the quality of American public education. Moreover, I believe that they are critical to reducing educational...
Richard J. Murnane

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