An attack on public education is an attack on democracy.

American education has been littered with failed fads and foolish ideas for the past century.

Privatizing our public schools makes as much sense as privatizing the fire department or or the police department

Research does not support any part of Race to the Top

Going to school is not the same as going shopping. Parents should not be burdened with locating a suitable school for their child. They should be able to take their child to the neighborhood public school as a matter of course and expect that it has well-educated teachers and a sound educational program.

One of the persistent ironies of reform is the impossibility of predicting the full consequences of change.

The foundations demand that public schools and teachers be held accountable for performance, but they themselves are accountable to no one. If their plans fail, no sanctions are levied against them. They are bastions of unaccountability.