Kati Haycock
Kati Haycock
educators federal local opposition permission public trying
They're trying to get out from under the federal law. That kind of public opposition is often interpreted by local educators as permission not to try.
less problems results
That we have such problems is clear. The way to better results is less clear.
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Having to take one brush-up course is not a big deal. But students who have to take two or three end up never completing anything in college, so it's something you want to fix.
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The news in elementary schools is very good. Achievement is up in almost every state.
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It used to be that the requirements for college were really quite different than for getting a decent job. But with all the changes in the workplace, that's no longer the case. The core reading, writing and math skills are about the same for both.
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It's really about where we focused for the last 10 or so years. We have approached education reform kind of like it's immunization.
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The overwhelming message ... is we need to be asking more of our kids.