School Information System: Legislature and lawsuit help public education go in exactly the wrong direction. Again.

May 9, 2013

Legislature and lawsuit help public education go in exactly the wrong direction. Again.

I was asked recently to articulate to a legislator my thoughts and concerns about public education funding and accountability. Ah, so much to say ... about funding; accountability, the Common Core initiatives, and the McCleary Decision on education funding.

Legislators love to give more of our tax dollars to K-12 education, but they aren't good at pursuing accountability or transparency from administrators and school boards. That's partly because they listen too much to the Edu Mob, and not enough to We, the People.

What legislators hear from the Edu Mob is usually contrary to what actually needs to be done for the children, so we advocates have little hope of ever nailing down solutions. After six+ years of advocacy, I'm profoundly tired of hearing legislators state, year after year, "Education needs more money!"

FUNDING:

Question #1: What basis do legislators have for saying that K-12 education is underfunded, or that funding has been cut, or that more money will produce a better education system?

Great and timely. Listen to or read an interview with Laurie Rogers, here.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at May 9, 2013 4:46 AM
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Laurie Rogers is typically as dumb as most opinionators (I like this new word).

None of her questions are relevant, nor show any inclination to understanding the real issues involved with education problems. Name calling, anti-fed, anti-education, anti-teacher.

There clearly are significant problems within education (and society) and needs to be addressed. She does nothing to even ask the right questions, and suggest questions that are answerable or useful.

She is Just another political hack.

Posted by: Larry Winkler at May 9, 2013 7:42 AM