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Friday, July 20, 2012

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Required Reading

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Required Reading:


Required Reading


One of the BEST things ever written about public education here at The Answer Sheet at The Washington Post.   This is a guest post by Jeff Bryant, a marketing and communication consultant for nonprofits.  He writes about public education policy.

Here's his bottom line (to me - emphasis mine):

Furthermore, nothing about school choice, regardless of the form,guarantees parents get the kind of school quality they desireStudies have shown that in a typical school choice program, the private school services that parents mostly desire — small class sizes, well-rounded curriculum, individualized services — will still be out of reach for most parents. 

He  talks about people getting a laugh over the Texas GOP's education plank of