Parsing Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s education agenda
Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell (R).
In his State of the Commonwealth address Tuesday night, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) proposed a constitutional amendment that would make it easier for charter schools to open, an A-F grading system to rate schools, the use of Teach For America members, and more.
Here’s what he said about his education agenda, taken from prepared remarks, with a little comment:
All children, regardless of their zip code, must have world-class educational opportunities. It’s the only way Virginia will continue to recruit world-class companies like Hilton, Northrop Grumman, Bechtel and Intelsat that require highly-educated, highly-motivated employees.
The public education system really is for more than training employees for corporations,