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...federal education commissioner in 1965, Howe was responsible for desegregating America’s public schools, changing the way policymakers approach education reform and arguing on behalf of poor children in modern education...
When the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act introduced federal aid for desegregated schools, the duty fell to Howe to oversee these changes...
Former GSE Dean Jerome T. “Jerry” Murphy, who knew Howe and now occupies the professorship that bears Howe’s name, noted the pivotal role played by Howe...
...January 2000, Howe spoke about his role as commissioner during the ceremony celebrating the establishment of a chair in his name...
...setting up a system for doing something nobody had ever done before,” Howe said. “In effect, we took on the job of desegregating the Southern schools so that we could give them Title I money...