Massachusetts madness
If you wanted to dream up an example of the ill consequence of ?one size fits all? federal policy, you'd be hard pressed to do better than Arne Duncan and company's treatment of Massachusetts right now.
If you wanted to dream up an example of the ill consequence of ?one size fits all? federal policy, you'd be hard pressed to do better than Arne Duncan and company's treatment of Massachusetts right now.
At the college level, transparency may not always be a good thing. At the national level, there are 10 problems edu-preneurs must solve.
?We do a disservice to children when we shield them from the truth, just because some people think it is painful or doesn't fit with their particular views.? ? Arne Duncan, US Secretary of Education
Here in Ohio, where the state has avoided even some of the least controversial reforms related to teacher evaluation and pay, Emmy and I have noted plenty of other districts and states taking bold action. ?We wrote an op-ed about this very topic, highlighting four such examples: D.C.