This episode is Part 2 of 6 in a series on education. If you missed Part 1, PLEASE go back to Episode 43 to get the history of public education in America before moving on to part 2, which covers more recent history starting with the back half of the 20th century and focuses on primary education. Links to the studies and articles mentioned can be found under the time stamps.

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 Beginning

03:51 2oth Century Declines In Literacy

06:35 LBJ-A Not So Good President

07:23 ESEA & Dept. Of Education

08:36 The Coleman Report

09:28 Learning & Teaching Kids To Read

10:53 Kids Will REad Books They Like

13:29 Dr. Seuss

23:28 No Child Left Behind

27:15 Dumbing Down

30:21 Common Core

32:40 Specialization Is For Insects

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