The trouble with standardized test scores, how American teachers are not supported, why we don't invest in professional development for teachers, the complexity of the American education system and why reformers don't like it,
what school bureaucracy protects, the «brand: problems with public schools, why anti public school mythology is self fulfilling prophecy, how the idea of Charter Schools mutated and speaking out for Public Schools.
Not exact matches
As you'll recall, Cuomo said during his State of the State address that he would be the self - appointed «lobbyist» for public
school students this year, taking on
what he perceives to be the bloated
bureaucracy in the education system.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration sent the state's top education officials a letter Thursday warning that he plans to use his influence over the budget to pursue an aggressive legislative agenda to fix
what he calls an underperforming
school system hobbled by
bureaucracy.
Big - city
school districts are
bureaucracies that draw a bright line between
what they control and
what they do not.
One unanticipated outcome of move to more Free
Schools and Academies is exactly
what you describe:
school leaders are now distracted by further layers of
bureaucracy.
The truth is,
what the Grand Canyon would really prefer is for charter
schools to be district clones — with massive
bureaucracies and reams of red tape to match.
Shift our education culture to one of blame (not good enough, not enough $,
what's wrong within the
bureaucracy and within
school walls) to one of ownership, where EVERYONE (individuals and organizations) reflects on how they can contribute to better outcomes for youth and how we each can play a meaningful role in the development of children from pre-natal to adulthood.
Parent Trigger changes the dialogue from one in which district
bureaucracies, including
school boards, administrators, teacher unions and others fight over turf and economic interests to one driven by the question: «
What is best for our kids?
The more levels of
bureaucracy Michigan's public
school system requires, the less likely resources will be directed toward
what matters most — student achievement.
Pope wanted to leave DCPS, essentially because the
bureaucracy didn't allow him the freedom to do
what he thought was necessary for his
school's success.
«These new studies should give a boost to those who believe accountability comes from parents who know better than a distant education
bureaucracy what schools best work for their children.»
There is clearly evident moral hazard in permitting the
school bureaucracy to define
what constitutes acceptable performance while also controlling the evaluation process.