History of IDEA
Jeannie Oakes, Founder and Former Director
Youth Voice in School Finance
NEW REPORT: Los Angeles' road to A-G for all
Without Dollars and Sense Powerpoint
Past Educational Opportunity Reports
What's the best way to run our public schools?
- 06-17-2011
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Blog by Anne L. Bryant/Huffington Post
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has stated that as many as 82 percent of public schools in the United States could be labeled as "failing" under the onerous regulations of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. Eighty-two percent--more than three quarters of our public schools, in neighborhoods from rich to poor, with enrollments that may be stable or fluctuating, and demographics that are most likely growing more diverse each year. This has serious ramifications for how our tax dollars are spent and unfairly gives ammunition to those who want to undermine our nation's public education system. How did we get to this point? (more...)
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