Duncan contrasts New Orleans, Detroit
Written by EdNews staff on Apr 11th, 2011. | Copyright © EdNewsColorado.org
When it comes to education, Detroit needs to be more like New Orleans, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan told reporters gathered in the Crescent City on Friday for the annual gathering of the Education Writers Association.
Duncan hinted during a question-and-answer session that his department is developing plans to intervene in Detroit Public Schools, a district with massive budget problems and chronic achievement issues. He declined to be more specific.
“Stay tuned,” he said. “I see the progress here in New Orleans and I ask, ‘Why not Detroit?’ We don’t need to wait for a hurricane before we can reform schools. I even think Detroit can leapfrog New Orleans.”
Duncan also touched on the use of value-added measures in evaluating educators, talked about whether teacher ratings should be made public and questioned turnaround practices in some cities, including Ne