Base education reform on realistic solutions

Arizona Republic by Gregory Wyman | May. 3, 2009 (Opinion)

Arizona's public education system needs some reforms. This isn't a radical idea, but a near-consensus. Proposed reforms need to be based on an accurate understanding of how the current system works. They need to contain realistic solutions, not slogans.

Under the banner of ImagineArizona, former Arizona education officials are promoting a package of changes (detailed in an April 14 op-ed piece, "Reforms are needed to improve education in Arizona") ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kristin Gorski - May 3, 2009 - 7:19 AM PDT
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Edited by: Kristin Gorski - May 3, 2009 - 7:19 AM PDT

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - May. 3, 2009

This is a short and simple opinion piece that puts forth some constructive common sense.

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Kristin Gorski
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 by Kristin Gorski - May. 3, 2009

The writer advocates for a cooperative approach to reforming Arizona's schools in the face of a campaign against school administration by a political action committee. The piece would be more persuasive if any additional statistics supporting his argument were included.

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