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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Jersey Jazzman: Our Failed Education Discourse

Jersey Jazzman: Our Failed Education Discourse

Our Failed Education Discourse

Dana Goldstein and Ezra Klein are two smart, capable writers who know plenty about education policy. And yet, when they get together to discuss teacher evaluation, they completely - COMPLETELY - miss the most important point to be made in the entire debate:

Son of "Our Failed Education Discourse"

Honestly, where do they find these guys?
Reformers led by Gov. Chris Christie are now trying to employ practices that have worked well in the private sector — competition, accountability and reward — to raise the academic performance of these schools.
Yes, these things have worked so well in the private sector...