"The Same Thing Over and Over" Laments that instead of tacking on new solutions to the same old structure like mayoral control, or charter schools, or merit pay, that the whole structure is antiquated--which it surely is. However, precious little is mentioned about how reinvent the structure or what it should like. It seems a lot of articles complain about the problems or the solutions without actually offering workable alternatives. That is one of the reasons things never seem to change much.
The "Friends to Teachers at The U.S. Department Of Education" article seemed more about creating PR and not "ruffling feathers" at the Dept. than the kind of insightful investigative reporting I would have liked.
I think it's great that a few teachers get to spend some time at the department but I would think that a whole lot more teachers should be consulted about policy before it is instituted. It's ridiculous that a bunch of non teaching bureaucrats should be making he decisions that effect education in this country.
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