Whoops! Duncan's Public Opposition More Than Zero
It may be fun to find out how big of a lie Arne Duncan told the Times yesterday when he described his public opposition as "Zero." Here is a good starter, a letter from 13 state education commissioners from around the nation in clear opposition to Duncan's RTTT (my bolds). If you have others, please send them along:
April 27, 2010
The Honorable Arne Duncan
Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-0008
Dear Secretary Duncan,
We wish to extend our sincere appreciation for the time you spent with us Monday, April 5 on the
Seize the Initiative: Put the Heat on the White House and Your Congressman
From Beyond Chron:
Federal education policy is on the brink of change. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), known in its current form as “No Child Left Behind” (NCLB) is overdue for reauthorization. In response, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recently released his Blueprint for the vision he and President Barak Obama share for our children’s education. Sadly the Blueprint carries on much of NCLB’s most destructive tactics and adds a few of its own.
High stakes testing, a narrowing of curriculum and a further imposition of a market-based framework are just a sampling of what is literally being sold to us. All this, despite the fact that