Political Student

Written by Dave Chase

Education reform is sadly one of those things that every politician says they want to take on but have absolutely no political motivation to actual do so. Democrats are too afraid of Teachers Unions and the Republican approach resulted in No Child Left Behind, a true failure.

In fact, the only real success that we have seen across the country in education reform is in charter schools. Charter schools, nationwide, out preform their district schools in standardized tests and college acceptance rates. Despite these successes, most States still have caps or funding limits on charter schools.

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