Obama Won, But Did Educators Lose In the Process? | Alternet

Obama Won, But Did Educators Lose In the Process? | Alternet:

Obama Won, But Did Educators Lose In the Process?

As long as accountability remains the educational law of the land, students are bound to lose out, says a professor of education.

November 12, 2012  |  

 

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For three decades, one block of American voters and workers has lost politically regardless of which party or candidate has won: educators.

That was again likely the case in 2012 despite the re-election of Barack Obama and despite a few positive political victories vis a vis education ballot initiatives and theelection of state-level education leaders . Since the rise of Ronald Reagan and the release of “A Nation at Risk” -- apolitically biased report under Reagan that characterized public education as a failed institution -- educators have had no political party , because both major political parties have dedicated their entire education agenda and policies to the accountability movement, founded on a laughable "our standards and tests are