Education Reform, After Arne Duncan (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

For years now, American K-12 education has been tied hard to the testing track. No more “soft bigotry of low expectations,” said President George W. Bush. “Race to the top,” said the Obama administration. And teachers and schools have got the message. High stakes tests. Teaching to the test. Mixed results. Now, US Education Secretary Arne Duncan has announced he will step down in December. Voices are calling for a new way. Freer. Healthier. Better, they say. This hour On Point, a call to redirect American K-12 education. – Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
https://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/10/07/education-reform-arne-duncan-no-child-left-behind