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PBS Examines the Gap Between Grades 12 and 13

By ARTHUR LEVINE

When I first agreed to write a review of a forthcoming series on PBS, it seemed like a terrific idea. But I've got to admit, I dreaded the prospect of actually watching the four-episode documentary School: The Story of American Public Education.

All I could think about were the ways in which the program was going to be terrible. It would...

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