Justifying the Conservative Restoration: Morals, Genes, and Educational Policy.

Argues that the ultimate effect of many recent educational "reforms" will be to exacerbate existing inequalities. Examines how such inequalities are publicly justified by the use of moral and biological logic systems. Explores the use of these arguments, such as those crystallized in Herrnstein and Murray's "Bell Curve," to support conservative policies in education and the larger society. (23 references) (MLH)