Seattle Schools Community Forum: Required Reading

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Required Reading:

Required Reading

One of the BEST things ever written about public education here at The Answer Sheet at The Washington Post.   This is a guest post by Jeff Bryant, a marketing and communication consultant for nonprofits.  He writes about public education policy.

Here's his bottom line (to me - emphasis mine):

Furthermore, nothing about school choice, regardless of the form,guarantees parents get the kind of school quality they desire. Studies have shown that in a typical school choice program, the private school services that parents mostly desire — small class sizes, well-rounded curriculum, individualized services — will still be out of reach for most parents. 

He  talks about people getting a laugh over the Texas GOP's education plank of