In The News
Some pretty funny (and not surprising) public education items in the news. First up in the category of " well, that didn't take long ", the Washington Policy Center opines on Senator Ross Hunter's idea that the state should take over failing schools. (This is a similar idea to what happens in many other states - the schools become "turnaround" schools.) Lawmakers should remove the cap that limits the number of charter schools that can open to only eight a year, up to a total of 40. We don't even have ONE charter and they want the limit raised. Unbelievable. They do use the thought that Charlie had: Removing the cap would benefit all children, because just the possibility of a parent takeover would motivate school officials to improve services for children before that option arises. That, in turn, would give parents the leverage they need to seek positive change in education. Imagine this message from parents, “Give our kids the educ...