Change agents work to con the community. Charlotte Iserbyt served as Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), U.S. Department of Education, during the first Reagan Administration, where she first blew the whistle….
Education Restructuring
Education “reform” has not reformed anything. Education has instead been restructured to achieve the “transformation of society”…not our words, but the words and intent of many education professors and social policy-makers, including Dr. Shirley McCune, former Director of Teaching and Learning for Washington State. Here are some essays and articles which explain the changes in education philosophy and policy.
“The concept I would be concerned about is creating a mega-agency, kind of a DSHS for students,” he said, referring to the Department of Social and Health Services. “It’s hard for me to see at this point how that’s going to improve outcomes for students in Puyallup or anywhere else.” – State Representative Dammeier
Jesus was a Palestinian? That’s what one public school textbook says.
“The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in
the next.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
If your child is in public school, read every book on your child’s reading list. If you like the books, so be it. But you may be surprised…
HR 1385, The Workforce Investment Act, was passed in 1998. It was just one more piece of the puzzle creating the School-to-Work system.
Interesting background information about Kentucky’s involvement with Washington State education “reform”. From commentary in the 2001-2002 session of the Washington State Legislature regarding the A+ commission from the 2001-2002 legislative session. This bill was not passed.
The 2001 education law, “No Child Left Behind” creates even more mischief than Goals 2000! This commentary deals with its effect on private schools and homeschoolers.
Former Governor Fob James’ letter to the editor “A Few Reasons to Say No” to Goals 2000.
A letter from Marc Tucker, President of the NCEE to Hillary Clinton in 1992, sent soon after the presidential election.