Research does not support any part of Race to the Top

We should totally ban for-profit charters. For-profit's first obligation is to its stockholders, not to its children.

The ladder was there, from the gutter to the university, and for those stalwart enough to ascend it, the schools were a boon and a path out of poverty.

Testing is not a substitute for curriculum and instruction. Good education cannot be achieved by a strategy of testing children, shaming educators, and closing schools.

Testing children until they cry is a bad idea. It is an educational malpractice.

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

You can't lead your troops if your troops do not trust you.