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Saturday, April 2, 2011

Schools Matter: If It's Not Good Enough for the Obama or Duncan Children . . .

Schools Matter: If It's Not Good Enough for the Obama or Duncan Children . . .

If It's Not Good Enough for the Obama or Duncan Children . . .

The other day the President referred to the Obama children at Sidwell Friends School taking standardized tests, but tests that do not decide if their school gets shut down, if the teachers get to keep their jobs or if they are given raises, or even if a nasty letter is sent home by the Feds to parents telling them their school sucks.

From Monty Neill:

Bill Schechter here in MA, noting Obama's talk on testing and that the MA board of elementary