New Report Urges Education Secretary To Take Inequality ‘More Seriously’
Raising the alarm that “America has lost its place as a global leader in educational attainment,” a report issued today by an independent commission chartered by Congressto advise the U.S. Department of Education concludes that the “federal government must take more seriously its profoundly important responsibility” to address inequality in the nation’s K-12 public schools.
The Report, “For Each and Every Child: A Strategy For Education Equity And Excellence,”maintains that instead of taking steps to improve the academic performance of disadvantaged students, “the current American system exacerbates the problem by giving these children less of everything that makes a difference in education.”
Members of the Equity and Excellence Commission – a diverse group that includes prominent academics, economists, government officials, labor leaders, and advocates – argue, “While some young Americans – most of them white and affluent – are getting a