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Nov.09.2009 - 2:56 pm
A week in the mid-west, doing readings and having discussions, reconfirms that this is the real pay-off from writing a book: the talk that follows, the agreements and...
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Sep.29.2009 - 1:59 pm
"We’re not speculators. We’re investors.” So says the CEO of a real estate trust that recently sunk some $170 million into 22 charter schools.
Which got me wondering: why...
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Aug.31.2009 - 11:45 am
Commentary
The President's Laugh LineBy Daniel Wolff
In President Barack Obama’s first major speech on education, in March of this year, he presented five “pillars of our...
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Jul.30.2009 - 6:10 am
The Education of Rachel Carson
Western Pennsylvania's natural glories enthralled Rachel Carson -- while the ravages of industry shocked her young mind. Beatrix Potter and the 'St...
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About Daniel
Daniel Wolff’s new book, How Lincoln Learned to Read: Twelve Great Americans and the Educations that Made Them, was an editor’s choice at the Chicago Tribune, received a starred review from Kirkus calling it “a riveting, original examination of education...
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