Michigan: A Textbook Example of How NOT to Reform Schools | Diane Ravitch’s blog

Martin Levine, writing in the Nonprofit Quarterly, explains that the example of Michigan is strong evidence that Betsy DeVos’ plans to impose choice will harm education.

Before launching a huge new initiative, it is important to have trials and see how things work out. That is why the Common Core failed. Its advocates were so eager to shove it into every state that they couldn’t take the time to see how it worked in reality, in real classrooms with real teachers and real students. They didn’t have time for…

Source: Michigan: A Textbook Example of How NOT to Reform Schools | Diane Ravitch’s blog