Friday Thoughts: Is there really a point to advocating both standardization and choice?
I’ve long been perplexed that the Thomas B. Fordham Institute frames as its top two policy priorities:
More recently, a report released by the Council on Foreign Relations (referred to largely as the Rice-Klein report in the media and on twitter) argued that our “failing” education system is a national security concern, and that the road to addressing that concern involves:
- Implementing the Common Core
- Advancing Choice
More recently, a report released by the Council on Foreign Relations (referred to largely as the Rice-Klein report in the media and on twitter) argued that our “failing” education system is a national security concern, and that the road to addressing that concern involves:
- expanding the Common Core State Standard initiative to include subjects beyond math and English Language Arts;
- an expansion of charter schools and vouchers