As silly as this scenario seems, it is
what corporate education reformers (including the Walton family, which helps funds the website Sanzi writes for) are imposing on our public schools.
Not exact matches
While you can read Bronin's political meandering on
education on his website — See CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP,
what is far more telling is the amount of money that is pouring into his campaign from the
corporate education reformers, the charter school industry and the people who are pushing the Common Core and Common Core SBAC testing scheme.
Bill Cibes made a fundamental difference then and does so now when he tells ConnCAN and the other «
corporate education reformers» that we will not back down in our commitment and dedication to protect
what is right about public
education while we seek to develop and implement policies that make a real, honest and positive impact on the quality of
education in our state.
However, anytime I see «grassroots» groups promoting the agenda of the
corporate education reformers, like
what happened here in Washington State with charter school reform in 2012, I'm always compelled to follow the money.
Failing to act is
what the «
Corporate Education Reformers» call defending the status quo.
Corporate education reformers have blamed teachers for what they call «failing schools», ignoring the devastation brought by an austerity budget created when corporate tax rates are cut year after year, at both state and federal
Corporate education reformers have blamed teachers for
what they call «failing schools», ignoring the devastation brought by an austerity budget created when
corporate tax rates are cut year after year, at both state and federal
corporate tax rates are cut year after year, at both state and federal levels.)
That is
what corporate school
reformers have attempted to do — with efforts to expand school choice, elevate the importance of
education technology, and use test scores to drive policy as well as the evaluation of students, schools and teachers.
It must really annoy Duncan and the other
corporate education reformers when Diane Ravitch and the other truth - tellers provide the public with information about
what is really going on.
Let's look for a minute at
what corporate reformers have actually achieved when it comes to addressing the real problems of public
education:
As far as the
corporate education reformers are concerned, the end justifies the means and if the cost of getting
what you want requires destroying our nation's age - old commitment to local control of
education, so be it.