Uninformed Attacks on Public Education Have Increased
Keywords:
disparagement, achievement, political, attacks, poverty
Abstract
For decades politicians have disparaged public education for stagnant or slow achievement test score growth. Public education has been called a broken system that is failing our children and our future as a nation. These increasingly misguided attacks are due to a lack of knowledge. Unfortunately, these uninformed opinions have resulted in policies that harm, rather than help students learn. This article confronts these opinions about education and sheds light on the facts.
Published
2017-08-31
How to Cite
Weis, W. (2017). Uninformed Attacks on Public Education Have Increased. Allies for Education, 1(1). Retrieved from https://journals.calstate.edu/afe/article/view/3259
Section
Problems in Education: Making Good Use of Legislation, Policy, and Research
Copyright (c) 2017 W. Charles Weis
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