ISSUE IN-DEPTH: OBAMA’S EDUCATION PLAN: Maintain control at local level; link pay, performance

Source: ajc.com Posted By: postg0 5512 days ago

President Barack Obama could be the Energizer Bunny. In fewer than 100 days in office, he has rolled out one significant policy after another, including how to tackle public education.

Spurring true education reform, however, is a task for the states and local school systems. As we have seen with No Child Left Behind and other well-meaning efforts, it is not the role of the federal government to insist on specific changes to what happens in a classroom in Cartersville, Ga., or Evansville, Ind.

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