September 1, 2006
More Than Competition
"What we have before us are some breathtaking opportunities disguised as insoluble problems." With those words, John W. Gardner, fifth president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, began service as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in 1965. I, too, foresee exciting opportunities stimulated by the important, frequently inconsistent, seriously flawed, and ultimately significant report of the Spellings commission.
Urging colleges
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