Books
But We’re Ignoring Gifted Kids
– Washington Post, Feb. 2, 1992 (with Richard J. Herrnstein).Excerpt: MOST OF the hand-wringing over American education has been misdirected. While the special problems of the disadvantaged have still not been adequately addressed, a thorough look at… More
What’s Really Behind the SAT Score Decline?
– The Public Interest, Winter 1992 (with Richard J. Herrnstein).Excerpt: AUTUMN 1991 saw renewed controversy about SAT scores and American education. First it was revealed that the national average on the verbal portion of the Scholastic Aptitude Test… More
SAT Reform Fails the Needy
– Wall Street Journal, July 3, 2002.Excerpt: Last week’s reforms of the SAT — a new writing test, elimination of the famous analogy items, and the addition of higher-level math problems — signal an evolution… More
Acid Tests
– Wall Street Journal, July 25, 2006.Excerpt: Test scores are the last refuge of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). They have to be, because so little else about the act is attractive. NCLB takes a giant step toward… More
Abolish the SAT
– The American, July-August, 2007.Excerpt: For most high school students who want to attend an elite college, the SAT is more than a test. It is one of life’s landmarks. Waiting for the scores—one for verbal, one for… More
Sentimental Education
– James Pierson, The New Criterion, September 2008.Excerpt: Murray thinks that the nation would be better served if we lowered our expectations about what schools can accomplish and found new ways to train and educate students outside the… More
Essays
But We’re Ignoring Gifted Kids
– Washington Post, Feb. 2, 1992 (with Richard J. Herrnstein).Excerpt: MOST OF the hand-wringing over American education has been misdirected. While the special problems of the disadvantaged have still not been adequately addressed, a thorough look at… More
What’s Really Behind the SAT Score Decline?
– The Public Interest, Winter 1992 (with Richard J. Herrnstein).Excerpt: AUTUMN 1991 saw renewed controversy about SAT scores and American education. First it was revealed that the national average on the verbal portion of the Scholastic Aptitude Test… More
SAT Reform Fails the Needy
– Wall Street Journal, July 3, 2002.Excerpt: Last week’s reforms of the SAT — a new writing test, elimination of the famous analogy items, and the addition of higher-level math problems — signal an evolution… More
Acid Tests
– Wall Street Journal, July 25, 2006.Excerpt: Test scores are the last refuge of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). They have to be, because so little else about the act is attractive. NCLB takes a giant step toward… More
Abolish the SAT
– The American, July-August, 2007.Excerpt: For most high school students who want to attend an elite college, the SAT is more than a test. It is one of life’s landmarks. Waiting for the scores—one for verbal, one for… More
Sentimental Education
– James Pierson, The New Criterion, September 2008.Excerpt: Murray thinks that the nation would be better served if we lowered our expectations about what schools can accomplish and found new ways to train and educate students outside the… More
Commentary
But We’re Ignoring Gifted Kids
– Washington Post, Feb. 2, 1992 (with Richard J. Herrnstein).Excerpt: MOST OF the hand-wringing over American education has been misdirected. While the special problems of the disadvantaged have still not been adequately addressed, a thorough look at… More
What’s Really Behind the SAT Score Decline?
– The Public Interest, Winter 1992 (with Richard J. Herrnstein).Excerpt: AUTUMN 1991 saw renewed controversy about SAT scores and American education. First it was revealed that the national average on the verbal portion of the Scholastic Aptitude Test… More
SAT Reform Fails the Needy
– Wall Street Journal, July 3, 2002.Excerpt: Last week’s reforms of the SAT — a new writing test, elimination of the famous analogy items, and the addition of higher-level math problems — signal an evolution… More
Acid Tests
– Wall Street Journal, July 25, 2006.Excerpt: Test scores are the last refuge of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). They have to be, because so little else about the act is attractive. NCLB takes a giant step toward… More
Abolish the SAT
– The American, July-August, 2007.Excerpt: For most high school students who want to attend an elite college, the SAT is more than a test. It is one of life’s landmarks. Waiting for the scores—one for verbal, one for… More
Sentimental Education
– James Pierson, The New Criterion, September 2008.Excerpt: Murray thinks that the nation would be better served if we lowered our expectations about what schools can accomplish and found new ways to train and educate students outside the… More
Multimedia
But We’re Ignoring Gifted Kids
– Washington Post, Feb. 2, 1992 (with Richard J. Herrnstein).Excerpt: MOST OF the hand-wringing over American education has been misdirected. While the special problems of the disadvantaged have still not been adequately addressed, a thorough look at… More
What’s Really Behind the SAT Score Decline?
– The Public Interest, Winter 1992 (with Richard J. Herrnstein).Excerpt: AUTUMN 1991 saw renewed controversy about SAT scores and American education. First it was revealed that the national average on the verbal portion of the Scholastic Aptitude Test… More
SAT Reform Fails the Needy
– Wall Street Journal, July 3, 2002.Excerpt: Last week’s reforms of the SAT — a new writing test, elimination of the famous analogy items, and the addition of higher-level math problems — signal an evolution… More
Acid Tests
– Wall Street Journal, July 25, 2006.Excerpt: Test scores are the last refuge of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). They have to be, because so little else about the act is attractive. NCLB takes a giant step toward… More
Abolish the SAT
– The American, July-August, 2007.Excerpt: For most high school students who want to attend an elite college, the SAT is more than a test. It is one of life’s landmarks. Waiting for the scores—one for verbal, one for… More
Sentimental Education
– James Pierson, The New Criterion, September 2008.Excerpt: Murray thinks that the nation would be better served if we lowered our expectations about what schools can accomplish and found new ways to train and educate students outside the… More
Teaching
But We’re Ignoring Gifted Kids
– Washington Post, Feb. 2, 1992 (with Richard J. Herrnstein).Excerpt: MOST OF the hand-wringing over American education has been misdirected. While the special problems of the disadvantaged have still not been adequately addressed, a thorough look at… More
What’s Really Behind the SAT Score Decline?
– The Public Interest, Winter 1992 (with Richard J. Herrnstein).Excerpt: AUTUMN 1991 saw renewed controversy about SAT scores and American education. First it was revealed that the national average on the verbal portion of the Scholastic Aptitude Test… More
SAT Reform Fails the Needy
– Wall Street Journal, July 3, 2002.Excerpt: Last week’s reforms of the SAT — a new writing test, elimination of the famous analogy items, and the addition of higher-level math problems — signal an evolution… More
Acid Tests
– Wall Street Journal, July 25, 2006.Excerpt: Test scores are the last refuge of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). They have to be, because so little else about the act is attractive. NCLB takes a giant step toward… More
Abolish the SAT
– The American, July-August, 2007.Excerpt: For most high school students who want to attend an elite college, the SAT is more than a test. It is one of life’s landmarks. Waiting for the scores—one for verbal, one for… More
Sentimental Education
– James Pierson, The New Criterion, September 2008.Excerpt: Murray thinks that the nation would be better served if we lowered our expectations about what schools can accomplish and found new ways to train and educate students outside the… More