More Bullying from Sec of Ed Duncan
JUNE 22, 2011
After having returned to FS after an intense few weeks of campaigning, organizing, and of course standardized tests & finals, I came across some political news worthy of attention. Due to stalled negotiations and discussions of revising the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in Congress, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has made a predictably flawed announcement that he is willing to unilaterally take autocratic action and amend the law himself. As stated in US News, “A clause in the law permits the secretary of education to waive certain parts of the act—a power Duncan said he would consider use [sic] if states agree to enact reforms”.
Arne Duncan in Congress
As states desperately clamor to obtain relief from the ominous “accountability” provisions of the federal school accountability law (ESEA), Duncan continues the extortion routine. As Diane Ravitch stated in response to Race to the
