| Tinkering toward Utopia Subjects: Educational change -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Educational change -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Education -- Social aspects -- United States; Education and state -- United States; Politics and education -- United States; For over a century, Americans have translated their cultural anxieties and hopes into dramatic demands for educational reform. Although policy talk has sounded a millennial tone, the actual reforms have been gradual and incremental. Tinkering toward Utopia documents the dynamic tension between Americans' faith in education as a panacea and the moderate pace of change in educational practices. |