The timeline at:
http://www.edweek.org/ew/collections/30-years/timeline.html?cmp=ENL-EU-TOPBOX
is both fascinating and informative. Just rolling along it and reading the headers is an experience.
It's a bit of a shock to be reminded of how long ago some education reforms were launched ... and re-launched. A nice, compact history lesson.
President Truman got it right: "The only thing new in the world is the history you don't know."
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