Tag Archives: U.S Education

Education, Economic Growth, and Politics in the Modern South, Part 1 of 2

Southern governors Lamar Alexander, Pierre S. du Pont IV, James B. Hunt, Jr., and Charles S. Robb and scholar Dewey W. Grantham assess education, economic growth, and politics in the 1980s, with consideration of the connections between state and federal agencies, and specific issues including educational … Continue reading

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The Paideia Proposal, Part 2 of 4

This episode continues a conversation with Mortimer Adler, writer and social critic, who published The Paideia Proposal in 1982. Adler is joined by educators Harold Doster, Edward Fort, Thomas Houlihan, and Joan Hinde Stewart. The Paideia Proposal argues for curriculum … Continue reading

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