Education Next – Michael J. Petrilli and Chester E. Finn, Jr.
“For two decades now, education reformers have promoted a two-track strategy for improving our schools. The first track is standards-based: Set clear, high expectations in core academic subjects; test students regularly to see which schools and students are clearing the bar; and hold schools (and perhaps also educators and pupils) to account for the results. The second reform track is school choice: Allow parents to select among a wide array of education providers, encouraging innovation along the way.”(more)