How We Defined Our Core Curriculum

After decades of building, the American dream for universal, free secondary' educa tion was finally achieved in the early 1960s when the overwhelming majority of the country's youth was enrolled in high schools There had been strains on the system of high schools as it grew; now that it is fully in place, the stresses arc more insis tently apparent raising the question of whether the high school mode! we had con structed for all American youth is in fact as wisely designed as possible. Today, with some 20 years of actual experience with mass secondary education behind us. a fresh and honest look at high schools is needed. Tht'ttilort' R Si^cr. ''A Stiuh ul Hixh Schools A Prospcctux." 19X0.'