School Information System: 'We have no accountability measures' for parents, says lawmaker of education

December 7, 2013

'We have no accountability measures' for parents, says lawmaker of education

A Utah lawmaker says compulsory education in Utah wrongly places too much emphasis on attendance and not on outcomes, and he now plans to introduce three bills in the upcoming legislative session to shift the focus.

"We have no accountability -- no meaningful accountability measures -- on parents and students when it comes to the educational outcome," said Sen. Aaron Osmond, R- South Jordan on Tuesday.

The state senator's plan, first outlined in a post on the Utah Policy website, would require parents to attend parent-teacher conferences and agree to support children in completion of homework assignments, while exempting children being educated at home or in private schools from state requirements like classroom time and testing.

Osmond said to this point, too much has been expected and required of teachers.

"For us to turn all of that responsibility over to the teachers is not right," Osmond said.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at December 7, 2013 12:49 AM
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I disagree with the misguided and inconclusive message of this article. This an insult against parents and students, who are struggling with Educators and School Boards, to access quality education to realistically compete and sustain socio-economic status among the globalization for our survival.

This combative rhetoric beats the love of learning out of the students and create distrust with parents, students and the public community.

Concluding recommendation: honor and respect that most parents and students are responsible and accountable for their future and primarily seek knowledge from alternative sources; verify knowledge of Education.

Posted by: Anonymous at December 9, 2013 2:27 PM

More importantly, we have no accountability for politicians.

Posted by: Larry Winkler at December 10, 2013 8:45 PM