Principal, education blogger and public education advocate Carol Burris writes an open letter to Senator Lamar Alexander. The full letter can be found at the Washington Post’s Answer Sheet - Principal to Congress: I was wrong when I supported NCLB. Learn from my mistake.
Carol Burris writes;
Dear Senator Alexander:
Carol Burris' letter was published on Valerie Straus' blog on December 14, 2014
Carol Burris, principal of South Side High School in Rockville Center in Long Island, New York, tells a shocking story about the intransigence of the New York State PTA to concerns expressed by some of its members. In 2012, parents and educators in the Niagara region of the state prepared a resolution opposing high-stakes testing.
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