Uneducated Guesses: Using Evidence to Uncover Misguided Education Policies

What statistical evidence shows us about our misguided educational policies

Uneducated Guesses challenges everything our policymakers thought they knew about education and education reform, from how to close the achievement gap in public schools to admission standards for top universities. In this explosive book, Howard Wainer uses statistical evidence to show why some of the most widely held beliefs in education today—and the policies that have resulted—are wrong. He shows why colleges that...