What other state school chief in the history of the country has had the opportunity to serve with a governor in his second term who has an approval rating of almost 70 percent who made education reform a priority and said, «Go forth, craft, execute, and implement the most bold education reform agenda in the United States?» (indianapublicmedia.org)
That was certainly true in 2010, when a voter backlash against Obamacare triggered a wave of Republican victories, especially at the state level, which in turn set the stage for major progress on education reform priorities in 2011 (rightfully dubbed «the year of school choice» by the Wall Street Journal). (educationnext.org)
«The expectation that State Senate Democrats will have goodwill towards education reform priorities is misplaced,» said one person heavily involved in education reform politics and policy. (timesunion.com)