Review of Fast and curious: A history of shortcuts in American education

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https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v25.2425

Author Biography

Sherman Dorn, Arizona State University

Sherman Dorn is a professor of education and Director of the Division of Educational Leadership and Innovation, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University. He is the author of Creating the Dropout (1996) and Accountability Frankenstein (2007) and coeditor of Schools as Imagined Communities (2006) and Education Reform in Florida (2007). He can be followed on Twitter, @shermandorn, and his irregular newsletter is available at https://t.co/naVvM7M38s

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Published

2018-10-31

How to Cite

Dorn, S. (2018). Review of Fast and curious: A history of shortcuts in American education. Education Review, 25. https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v25.2425

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Vol. 25 (2018)

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Book reviews

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