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We may have accountability wrong
- 08-24-2011
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Blog by Jay Mathews/Washington Post
We like summer, don’t we? Chances are the weather is nice. We may even be on vacation, or if at work, under less pressure than usual. We look forward to the long Labor Day weekend. Since we are in a good mood, this seems a good time for me to dump on us one of the most depressing reports I have read in the last few years. It is from Public Agenda, a non-profit public opinion group that does fine work on education issues, and the Kettering Foundation. The report’s title is not in and of itself discouraging: “Don’t Count Us Out: How an Overreliance on Accountability Could Undermine the Public’s Confidence in Schools, Business, Government and More.” Its message is vital. Accountability is a key word in our national debate over how to educate our children. I was reminded of that watching historian Diane Ravitch and author Steven Brill argue on CSPAN over the meaning of school reform. (more...)
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