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Real reform from Washington?

Posted by Sari Levy Oct 28th, 2008.

“Washington must take the lead in supporting educational entrepreneurship and innovation because none of the other current players on the educational landscape have the capacity to do so…”
 
How will they do this? Andy Rotherham and Sara Mead have an idea. Actually, it’s not an idea. It’s a really detailed and well thought-out plan.
 
Here’s my third grade version of it: Get the outsiders on the inside. Protect them from getting eaten by giving them a separate board.  Give them money, authority and political cover to challenge the status quo, to experiment, and ultimately to change the way the insiders think about their work. 

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