Below are some selections from EducationNews.org. It was an interesting contrast to have one saying that maybe more money isn't the answer, and then the next saying we need more money.
David Kirkpatrick, of U.S. Freedom Foundation, writes a column: Urban Schools: Problems, Problems Everywhere. He says one way to solve the problem of public schools constantly asking for more money is "As an alternative to naming a specific amount that would do the job, they might identify a district that thinks it has enough money and see how it conducts its business." But then here is the slam: "... there doesn't seem to be a district that is truly effective ..." Out of 15,000 public school districts not one seems to be doing a great job. Maybe it is time to rethink the whole process and look at getting government out of education.
There is an abstract of a recent report out of Berkeley says the United States is in great danger of losing its standing as being one of the top nations with great higher education. Unfortunately part of the conclusion is that we need to invest more. Part of the current problems with education at the university level is too much government involvement. But I wouldn't expect a professor at a government school to consider that option.
I liked Michael Shaughnessy's interview of Frederick Hess. Frederick has great concerns about American Educational Research Association (AERA) on how it handles educational research. Frederick says many of the leaders of the AERA have agendas and don't allow for conflicting opinions, which stifles research.
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