“Stop defending NCLB. It has proven to be ineffective, harmful for kids, devoid of what matters most in education, hostile to knowledge-acquisition, and downright bad for the future of education.”
–Diane Ravitch
“Let’s stipulate that George Will is right that some liberals hold under-educated Americans in contempt. Isn’t it strange that many of these same liberals defend the very public education system that arguably created the “under-educated” masses? And that resist promising policies that might improve said education system, such as tough-minded accountability, high-quality charter schools, and a more limited role for teachers unions? If these liberals want more Americans to be “thinking people,” why don’t they jump on the education reform bandwagon?”
–Mike Petrilli
Both Ravitch and Petrilli are from Flypaper, an entertaining and extraordinarily energetic new blog from Fordham. Good stuff!
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