Some policy experts blame the continuing influence of John Dewey’s progressive theories for why so many high school students are underprepared for university. By Jannis Tobias Werner/Shutterstock
This article is part 6 in a series examining the origins of public education in the United States.
Alex Newman
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Alex Newman is a freelance contributor to The Epoch Times.
Mr. Newman is an award-winning international journalist, educator, author, and consultant who co-wrote the book “Crimes of the Educators: How Utopians Are Using Government Schools to Destroy America’s Children.” He writes for diverse publications in the United States and abroad.