Should children have to compete for their education?
This was written by Mary Fertakis, a member of the Tukwila School District Board of Directors and president-elect of the Washington State School Directors’ Association.
By Mary Fertakis
Should children have to compete for their education? Earlier this year, I had an opportunity to put that question to U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan following his speech to more than 800 school board members from around the country at the National School Boards Association’s Federal Relations Network Conference in Washington, D.C.
It’s a question that has weighed on me as I’ve watched cash-strapped states repeatedly driven into a “race” to compete for federal