The chancellor of New York City Public Schools, David Banks, made a promise in January to end the city’s free-for-all approach to curricula selection, deliver more support to educators, and provide thousands of students with better instruction.
Over the past decade, the District of Columbia has made strides inoffering families greater choice about which schools their childrenattend, thanks to a strong charter school law and the federallyfunded D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program. District leaders andMembers of Congress should implement policies to give all Districtfamilies the opportunity to choose good schools for their children.
Texas needs teachers. That’s the clear takeaway from legislative hearings, task force reports and conversations with school leaders across the state. North.