Not exact matches
Boycotting the tests and depriving the state
of data is
seen as the only way to effect change in our schools, and to curb the further
privatization of public education (
see what's happening right now in the United Kingdom).
«She has
seen and studied the effects
of education privatization across the country and is the nation's foremost expert on what works and doesn't work when it comes to reforming our
public schools.»
Although Malloy is the only Democratic Governor in the nation to propose doing away with teacher tenure and repealing collective bargaining for teachers in «turnaround» schools, the announcement that Stefan Pryor will be leaving his position at the end
of this year was
seen by some as a signal that Malloy was going to shift away from his corporate
education reform industry and
privatization policies and would use a second term to provide more support for Connecticut's real
public education system.
He
sees the school's opening as a dangerous entry into the
privatization of public education.
In hindsight, it must be said that the former commissioner came up through the ranks
of policy development and, lacking classroom teaching experience, was unable to recognize and
see the damage his
privatization agenda was doing to
public education.
But opponents
see charter schools as part
of the
privatization of public education, claiming that the call for competition is yet another
education policy with a corporate tinge.