Charter Schools, Accountability & Testing
Marc Tucker is the author of an important new report: Fixing Our National Accountability System.
Although Marc and I disagree on the promise of Relinquishment (most specifically on charter schools), I agree with much of this thinking.
But, in this report, Marc makes a strategic mistake in dismissing choice-based reforms.
To put it another way: if there is a grand bargain to be made that significantly increases student achievement in the United States, it could look like this:
Reduce testing frequency and increase testing rigor
Improve the quality of the teaching force
Increase charter schools and choice