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The Good Old Days of the New York Public Schools  

Maurice Wolfthall ▪ Spring 1980

Students aren’t what they used to be. In the Good Old Days everyone learned. At least everyone learned to read. Immigrant children from Europe at the turn of the century worked hard at school and succeeded. Why can’t kids today …



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