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In Plain Sight: Simple, Difficult Lessons from New Jersey's Expensive Effort to Close the Achievement Gap
Gordon MacInnes, Century Foundation Press, 1/9/2009
Improving On No Child Left Behind: Getting Education Reform Back on Track
Richard D. Kahlenberg, Century Foundation Press, 10/15/2008
America's Untapped Resource
Richard D. Kahlenberg, Century Foundation Press, 1/14/2004
Public School Choice vs. Private School Vouchers
Richard D. Kahlenberg, Century Foundation Press, 9/24/2003
Can Separate Be Equal? The Overlooked Flaw at the Center of No Child Left Behind
Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation, 4/23/2004
Divided We Fail: Coming Together through Public School Choice
The Century Foundation, Century Foundation Press, 9/18/2002
All Together Now
Richard D. Kahlenberg, Brookings Institution Press, 2/15/2001
A Notion at Risk
Richard D. Kahlenberg, Century Foundation Press, 9/15/2000
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Rewarding Strivers
Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation, 5/24/2010

In Sunday's Washington PostOutlook section, I outlined five myths about who gets into college.  The myths include:

1. Admissions officers have figured out how to reward merit above connections and wealth.
2. Disadvantages based on race are still the biggest obstacles to getting into college.
3. Generous financial aid policies are the key to boosting socioeconomic diversity.
4. Selective colleges are too expensive and aren't worth the investment.
5. With more students going to college, we're closer to the goal of equal opportunity. Continue Reading on the Taking Note Blog.

 
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