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[–] 19 points 4 months ago (2 children)

A great many reasons, but one that gets overlooked is the influence of an Austrian economist who firmly believed university should be out of the reach of the poor, a philosophy which many, particularly Republicans, seem to have swallowed whole.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago

    By 1968, he was criticizing desegregation efforts in The Wall Street Journal, saying that there was no evidence that desegregation leads to better educational outcomes, arguing instead that student achievement comes down to "genetic factors and environmental influences"

    Real piece of work

    Seiter describes Freeman's work as an American phenomenon, writing "from a European perspective, many of [Freeman's] conclusions are open to criticism."

    Everyone else thought he was nuts

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