Confusion over National Standards

Greg Forster:

I greatly admire both Jeb Bush and Joel Klein, so I have mixed feelings saying that I'm confused about their op-ed this morning.

The article is entitled "The Case for Common Educational Standards." But the article does not contain any case for common educational standards.

Quite the contrary, the article emphasizes the case against common standards. As in:

And, while education is a national priority, the answer here does not appear to be a new federal program mandating national standards. States have historically had the primary responsibility for public education, and they should continue to take the lead.

So that would be an argument against common standards.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at June 26, 2011 1:21 AM
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