Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Why public education must be preserved - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Why public education must be preserved - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:

Why public education must be preserved

This was written by Peggy Zugibe, a member of the Haverstraw-Stony Point (N.Y.) Board of Education. She is also a member of the Rockland Board of Cooperative Educational Services and a member of the board of directors of the New York State School Boards Association.

By Peggy Zugibe

People often ask me why I’m a school board member. To be sure, it is an unpaid and largely thankless job. You make decisions that affect people’s wallets and their children, and emotions can run high. No matter what forms of academic progress our students achieve, some will say our schools are failing and call for radical changes.

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