Spring 2002: Vol. 2, No. 1

Licensure ought to guarantee that every classroom comes equipped with a skilled, knowledgeable teacher. The new performance standards for teachers are making that possible.

Education schools have lost the confidence of the public and policymakers alike. They’ll need to relinquish their monopoly on teacher preparation in order to gain it back.

The fact that schools of education could no longer rely on a captive body of aspiring teachers would expose them to teh cleansing winds of competition

From his first days in office, President Bush made education reform one of his chief priorities. Congress responded with a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) that requires states to … Read more