Schools Matter: Corporate Dixiecrat Version of ESEA Moves Closer to Passage

Schools Matter: Corporate Dixiecrat Version of ESEA Moves Closer to Passage:

Corporate Dixiecrat Version of ESEA Moves Closer to Passage

The latest version of the Elementary and Secondary Act to replace NCLB moved ever closer in the past couple of days, as a deal was struck on a final version that will be tinkered with over the next two or three weeks before a final vote that will come after Thanksgiving.

The new deal keeps enough of the federal requirements to make the testing industry breathe a sigh of relief, as annual testing will be remain in place.  Also, and importantly for the charter industry, the Feds will continue to require states to continue interventions for the bottom 5 percent of schools. 

So the charter profiteers will have plenty of room for growth (there will always be a bottom 5 percent), and even more importantly, Orrin Hatch and Michael Bennett made sure that billions will be available to fund the well-connected no excuses segregated chain gangs that have a record of high test scores:

“Too often, we fund unproven programs with little to show in the way of results. More of our federal dollars should work to encourage innovative programs and practices that can demonstrate significant education outcomes. Our Education and Innovation Research Program establishes a dedicated funding stream to support the development and expansion of evidence-based programs and practices designed and implemented by educators and local communities.”

Additionally, the new "dedicated revenue stream" will allow federal grants to other corporate welfare artists besides charter operators:

• The Education Innovation and Research amendment would create a dedicated funding stream to support the Schools Matter: Corporate Dixiecrat Version of ESEA Moves Closer to Passage: