By Diane Ravitch
A reader of the blog left this comment. I invite you to add your own
thoughts to the list.
One of the many utter FAILURES:
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND: FAIL
ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS: FAIL
RACE TO THE TOP: FAIL
COMMON CORE: FAIL
PARCC: FAIL
SBAC: FAIL
VALUE ADDED MEASUREMENT: FAIL
EdTPA: FAIL
TEACH FOR AMERICA: FAIL
COMPETENCY BASED EDUCATION: FAIL
USDOE: FAIL
JOHN KING: FAIL
ARNE DUNCAN: FAIL
DAVID COLEMAN: FAIL
ANDREW CUOMO: FAIL
MICHELLE RHEE: FAIL
BILL GATES: FAIL
A track record of complete and utter FAILURE.
Why do they have even a shred of credibility anywhere with anyone?
PS: let's add a few more items and names to the list.
Joel Klein: FAIL
Michael Bloomberg: FAIL
Mark Zuckerberg: FAIL
Tony Bennett: FAIL
Jeb Bush: FAIL
Students First: FAIL
Merit Pay: FAIL
State Takeovers: FAIL
Achievement School District: FAIL
New Orleans: FAIL
Parent Trigger: FAIL
Vouchers: FAIL
What did we miss?
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