Jerry Brown Makes Veiled Hit On EdSec Arne Duncan? Harnessing Teachers' Voices: Ed Today
Did Jerry Brown Just Ding Arne Duncan? In his State of the State address yesterday, Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown (D) talked a bit about federalism and education policy. He proposed a new funding formula and called for more local control. (Some background: his more customized No Child Left Behind waiver was rejected by the U.S. Education Department). Then it got a little snipe-y!
"Then there is the Congress which passes laws like "No Child Left Behind," and finally the Federal Department of Education, whose rules, audits and fines reach into every classroom in America, where sixty million children study, not six million," Brown said. Brown continued:
Hmmm, "distant authorities." Since California is on the West coast, could that mean U.S. Secretary of
"Then there is the Congress which passes laws like "No Child Left Behind," and finally the Federal Department of Education, whose rules, audits and fines reach into every classroom in America, where sixty million children study, not six million," Brown said. Brown continued:
Performance metrics, of course, are invoked like talismans. Distant authorities crack the whip, demanding quantitative measures and a stark, single number to encapsulate the precise achievement level of every child.
Hmmm, "distant authorities." Since California is on the West coast, could that mean U.S. Secretary of