Education fixes, straight from the students - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools

Education fixes, straight from the students - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools:

Education fixes, straight from the students

Thursday, February 9th, 2012 at 10:59 pm in high schoolsNo Comments

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Earlier this week, as many of you have been discussing, Michelle Rhee presented her ideas for improving public education in the United States.

Tonight, two high school debaters had their chance.

In a fancy office building in downtown Oakland, Bay Area Urban Debate League members Kwodwo Moore, 19, and William Hampton, 16, offered their fixes to a small group of elected officials (or representatives), lawyers, and others involved in educational programs.

Moore, a senior at Emery Secondary School, thinks some classrooms should have two fully trained teachers. He says students would take more of an