That’s the name of a task force of national policy experts in fields including education, social welfare, health, housing, and civil rights who have launched a campaign calling for a “Broader, Bolder Approach to Education” that seeks to break a decades-long cycle of reform efforts. It specifically calls out No Child Left Behind, supporting the law’s correctness in school accountability yet taking it to task for ignoring social factors that hinder academic success among disadvantaged children. In other words, all of the blame for under achievement cannot be placed on schools and teachers.
Excellent early childcare, education, health services and out of school time are as essential to success in school as is the quality of schooling from first grade on.
What we have is yet another worthy proposal made to federal and state policy makers by an authoritative group who can provide answers. Will our elected leaders take their advice?
