The Governor’s Education Restructuring Bill: Bad Idea
| The following is an explanation provided by WSSDA, the Washington State School Directors’ Association, of what Governor Gregoire proposes to do to restructure our education administration for the state. It is proposed by the governor that OSPI, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction be abolished. Randy Dorn, who is the State Superintendent, an elected position, and head of OSPI, would no longer be a part of the administration. Governor Gregoire is proposing that the governor select an individual to head the newly formed Department of Educaiton for the state as well as the board members. In two words “bad idea“. Mr. Dorn has been at odds with many of the reformist ideas including the privatization of our public schools and in my book has represented the children of this |
