Research does not support any part of Race to the Top

Most people believe that schools were good enough when they were children and that they are good enough now. But the dynamic growth of our system of education has spawned serious problems of educational quality.

I support charters, but the right kind of charters. I support charters that support kids who have the highest needs. A charter should be targeting students who are in serious trouble. It should serve students who didn't succeed in public schools when it can help them. Or, at least, charters should agree to accept similar proportions of the kids with the highest needs.

Accountability makes no sense when it undermines the larger goals of education.

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

Sometimes the most brilliant and intelligent minds do not shine in standardized tests because they do not have standardized minds.

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