Louis V. Gerstner Jr. writes in the December 1st Wall Street Journal that education reform has failed. You should read his comments. Gerstner is a former CEO of IBM and was chairman of the Teaching Commission which reported on ways to improve the quality of public school teaching.
His highlights:
Abolish all local school districts.
Establish a set of national standards for a core curriculum.
Establish a National Skills Day on which every third, sixth, ninth and 12th-grader would be tested against the national standards.
Establish national standards for teacher certification and require regular re-evaluations.
Extend the school day and the school year.
You can find his article here.
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