David Labaree
@dlabaree.bsky.social
Emeritus Stanford professor. History & sociology of US education. Last books Ironies of Schooling and Being a Scholar. Love good writing. Blog at http://davidlabaree.com.
NEPC just posted my essay Do No Harm: Reflections on the Impact of Educational Research as its blog post of the day.
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October 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
NEPC just posted my essay Do No Harm: Reflections on the Impact of Educational Research as its blog post of the day.
nepc.colorado.edu/blog/first-d...
nepc.colorado.edu/blog/first-d...
The NEPC just published my piece, The Dysfunctional Pursuit of Relevance in Educational Research, as its blog post of the day.
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nepc.colorado.edu/blog/david-l...
September 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The NEPC just published my piece, The Dysfunctional Pursuit of Relevance in Educational Research, as its blog post of the day.
nepc.colorado.edu/blog/david-l...
nepc.colorado.edu/blog/david-l...
An old cartoon whose time has come.
September 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
An old cartoon whose time has come.
Two maps of the world
August 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Two maps of the world
Words never spoken by an academic
August 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Words never spoken by an academic
I just published a book, The Emergent Genius of American higher education. The heart of the story is that this is an emergent system, one without a plan. Its inefficiency is the key to its effectiveness as an educational institution that has become the envy the world.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLF3TZ7...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLF3TZ7...
August 16, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I just published a book, The Emergent Genius of American higher education. The heart of the story is that this is an emergent system, one without a plan. Its inefficiency is the key to its effectiveness as an educational institution that has become the envy the world.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLF3TZ7...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLF3TZ7...
Big companies past and present
July 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Big companies past and present