Lifelong Democrat ready for fight in Charlotte over school reform
The Democrats are opening their political convention on Tuesday with hopes of rallying the troops for the fall campaign ahead — but on one issue they are getting pushback from activists within the party: school reform.
The Obama administration’s school reform policies have been met with
(JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS)increasing opposition in communities across the country over the past year for a variety of reasons, including:
(JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS)increasing opposition in communities across the country over the past year for a variety of reasons, including:
* the expanded use of standardized test scores as the main “accountability” measure for students, teachers and schools
* the push to expand the number of charter schools despite their very mixed academic record and financial scandals involving some charter
