Research does not support any part of Race to the Top

Congress and state legislatures should not tell teachers how to teach, any more than they should tell surgeons how to perform operations.

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.

Research does not support any part of Race to the Top

When you succeed at keeping almost everyone in school, you must figure out ways to educate everyone you keep in school.

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

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