Education Next – Michael Petrilli
“On Friday, Rutgers education professor Bruce Baker issued a 4,600 word rebuttal to a 4,000 word policy brief released by Marguerite Roza and me the day before. (It was about how states can “stretch the school dollar.”) He deserves two cheers for timeliness and verbosity. But for all his spilled ink, he fails to offer a single alternative to the budget cuts we recommend. . . . Marguerite and I propose cuts that will protect the interests of kids. Whose interests does Bruce want to protect?”(more)