Can We Get 'Plain Writing' on Duncan's NCLB Waiver Plan?
The U.S. Department of Education has launched a "plain writing" effort to make its communications more reader-friendly. It's part of a government-wide initiative to remove "jargon, redundancy, ambiguity, and obscurity" from government communication, so that folks out there have a clearer idea of what the government is doing.
"Such clear communication benefits the public by making it easier to understand and apply for important benefits and services," said the department's official blog.
And so the department wants your ideas on how to make their communication more clear and less ambiguous.
Well, I have one!
How about Education Secretary Arne Duncan explains what he means by a "regulatory relief" in exchange for a "basket of reforms"? Given that the 2011-12 school year starts in about two months, there are a ton of
