Public Schools and the American Dream The Harvard community has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters Citation Hochschild, Jennifer. 2001. Public schools and the American dream. Dissent, Fall: 35-42. Published Version http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/?article=900 Citable link http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:3353763 Terms of Use This article was downloaded from Harvard University’s DASH repository, and is made available under the terms and conditions applicable to Other Posted Material, as set forth at http:// nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:dash.current.terms-of- use#LAA