One of the details missed by Hess is that XQ: The Super School Project has also earned a substantial movement of popular support which is unique in the
array of education reform efforts; popular will is now an active verb in public education transformation.
«Teacher effectiveness is critical to the
success of education reform efforts,» said Cynthia Brown, Vice President for Education Policy at the Center for American Progress Action Fund.
For local educators, the assessment consortia's work adds to a running
list of education reform efforts that spans more than a decade, but has accelerated in the past few years.
The information includes education research and analysis, federal legislative updates, tips on effective policymaking,
coverage of education reform efforts across the nation, and other vital resource documents.
Then, not to be outdone, Malloy's Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor took the stand calling Vallas the «shining light»
of the education reform effort and claiming that Vallas» initiatives in New Orleans were not only having a profoundly positive impact but were being replicated all over the country.