Those who support the idea of increased school choice will appreciate some of the ideas new Education Secretary Arne Duncan offers this week to TIME.
Among the highlights:
I’m a big fan of choice and competition, and in our country, historically, wealthy families have had a lot of options as to where to send their children. And families that didn’t come from a lot of money had one option ? and usually that option wasn’t a good one. The more options available, the more we give parents a chance to figure out what the best learning environment is for their child. ? You need to give those charter operators great autonomy ? to really free them from the education bureaucracy.
Those who don?t follow the link above should know that the ellipsis above edits out some silly statist comments. I?ve also ignored Duncan?s ideas about instituting a longer school day and school year, options Terry Stoops has debunked in the past.
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