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Madison, Conn. Superintendent Speaks Out

Madison, Connecticut Superintendent of Schools Speaks Out

“…  the current reforms are simply not grounded in research.”

 

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In a letter to his legislators, Tom Scarice expresses his concerns with the failure of current efforts to reform education.  They apply as well here is Washington state as they do in Connecticut.

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“We have spent the better part of the last 12 years with a test-based accountability movement that has not led to better results or better conditions for children.”

 

 

“We have doubled-down on the failed practices of No Child Left Behind.”

 

 

“Revisit the substance of these reforms, particularly the rigidity of the teacher evaluation guidelines.”

 

 

“…, demand the evidence and research that grounds the reforms, just as a board of education would demand of a superintendent.”  You will find "...…  the current reforms are simply not grounded in research."

 

 

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