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Report finds nation still 'at risk' in education
By George Archibald
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
School reforms called for two decades ago in the Reagan administration's "A Nation at Risk" assessment were largely ignored because of massive resistance by the education establishment, a task force of educators and scholars says. Top Stories
A report to be released today by the 11-member Koret Task Force on K-12 Education primarily blames the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers, the two main teachers unions, for hampering school improvement.
"While both the NEA and AFT tout themselves as supporters of rigorous standards, their state affiliates regularly use their political clout to push for standards that are easily met and easily taught and that will give the impression (through high pass rates) that teachers are doing a great job," the report says.
"When test results are disappointing, moreover, the unions are quick to argue that the tests are flawed, need revision, and cannot provide valid measures of performance ... ."
It says the "unions' prime goal" is to ensure no one ever loses a job.
Report finds nation still 'at risk' in education
By George Archibald
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
School reforms called for two decades ago in the Reagan administration's "A Nation at Risk" assessment were largely ignored because of massive resistance by the education establishment, a task force of educators and scholars says. Top Stories
A report to be released today by the 11-member Koret Task Force on K-12 Education primarily blames the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers, the two main teachers unions, for hampering school improvement.
"While both the NEA and AFT tout themselves as supporters of rigorous standards, their state affiliates regularly use their political clout to push for standards that are easily met and easily taught and that will give the impression (through high pass rates) that teachers are doing a great job," the report says.
"When test results are disappointing, moreover, the unions are quick to argue that the tests are flawed, need revision, and cannot provide valid measures of performance ... ."
It says the "unions' prime goal" is to ensure no one ever loses a job.
