Trying to work with, not against, President Obama on education

08-04-2010

Letter by Barbara R. Arnwine and John Payton/Washington Post

Arnwine is executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Payton is president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

Ruth Marcus has misunderstood the position of the civil rights groups that are helping to shape education reform ["Picking the wrong fight with Obama," op-ed, July 30]. We face an unprecedented crisis in education that requires bold measures designed to achieve broad structural changes. Our framework document does not argue in favor of the status quo. Indeed, it offers constructive criticism and a thoughtful analysis of the administration's Blueprint for Reform, along with recommendations on issues ranging from school finance and teacher preparation to parental involvement and school discipline. (more...)

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