Now that the dust has settled on yet another controversy over American education, it’s time to re-learn what our forebears knew: Money doesn’t buy results. Diversity doesn’t guarantee success.

Last month, Nikole Hannah-Jones’ piece in the New York Times Magazine provoked a heated response on what seemed like every op-ed page and podcast in the country. Some commentators were outraged at her selfishness; others, including intellectual adversaries, respected Hannah-Jones for living by her principles.

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