by Jeff Bryant | Jul 30, 2013 | Education
[The following is from a talk given at a meeting of the Young Elected Officials last week in Washington, D.C.] Thanks for having me here today. I'm feeling a little out of context at a meeting for the Young Elected Officials. And it's not because I'm not an elected...
by Jeff Bryant | Jul 23, 2013 | Education
A mantra recited by those who pride themselves as adherents to a movement known as "education reform" is that for too long policies governing public schools have favored "the adults" in the system at the expense of children. This rhetoric has framed any objections...
by Jeff Bryant | Jul 19, 2013 | Education
After years of inaction on rewriting the nation's centerpiece legislation governing public schools, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Friday passed "The Student Success Act" by a mostly partisan vote of 221-207 – despite a veto threat from the...
by Jeff Bryant | Jul 12, 2013 | Education
"No excuse" has been a mantra from people who present themselves as advocates for "reforming" America's public schools. And the term is a "pillar" of more than one popular charter school franchise. The term originated from the belief that "the schoolteacher’s age-old...
by Jeff Bryant | Jul 2, 2013 | Education
Too often, when it comes to determining whether a new public program is too expensive or not, no one asks, “Compared to what?” What high-performing business, for instance, would forego the need to invest new capital in something that is vital to its profitability and...
