The critics of modern school reform that I
know are people who see enormous trouble in the
public education system, but don't think it will be fixed by spending billions of dollars on questionable teacher assessment systems linked to standardized test scores, or expanding charter schools that are hardly the panacea their early supporters claimed they would be, or handing out federal education dollars based on promises to change schools according to the likes and dislikes of Education Secretary Arne Duncan, whose record as superintendent of Chicago public schools was hardly disti
education system, but don't think it will be fixed by spending billions of dollars on questionable teacher assessment systems linked to standardized test scores, or expanding charter schools that are hardly the panacea their early
supporters claimed they would be, or handing out federal
education dollars based on promises to change schools according to the likes and dislikes of Education Secretary Arne Duncan, whose record as superintendent of Chicago public schools was hardly disti
education dollars based on promises to change schools according to the likes and dislikes of
Education Secretary Arne Duncan, whose record as superintendent of Chicago public schools was hardly disti
Education Secretary Arne Duncan, whose record as superintendent of Chicago
public schools was hardly distinguished.
But of course, as we
know from our experience here in Connecticut,
education reformers like Governor Malloy, Commissioner Stefan Pryor, Special Master Steven Adamowski and their
supporters don't let something like the truth get in the way of their
public policy agenda.
The charter school community — parents, teachers, leaders and
supporters — along with help from CCSA Advocates and our associated PAC, the Parent Teacher Alliance, worked tirelessly on these elections because everyone
knew how important the outcome of these elections were for all children and the future of
public education in Los Angeles.»