Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Why I Don't Believe That "Reforms" in Education Will Be Effective

The main reason that education reforms will be ineffective is that the money necessary to implement them will not be allocated.

This post has scans of a document that filled me with hope as a parent as I anticipated the entry of my children into the public school system. The contents of this document inspired me to be actively engaged in the education of my children as a classroom volunteer, site council representative, school board member, and to become a teacher. The document is a summary of  HB 3565: Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century. It was passed in 1991. The goals of this 21st Century Education Act were not met because the Oregon State Legislature failed to provide adequate funding to implement it.

Read it and weep for what might should have been.











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