LeftRight Consensus

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The Politics of Education Reform
Left-Right Consensus or Marriage of Convenience?
2
The Left-Right Education Divide Part I
Left
Right
3
The Left-Right Education Divide Part II
Left
Right
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Internal Divisions Overlapping Strategies
CHOICE
Empowerment
Freedom
R I G H T
L E F T
Academic Excellence
System Reform
ACCOUNTABILITY
5
Opposing Forces
STRENGTHEN
WEAKEN

• Persistently Poor School Quality
• Global Competition
• Bureaucratic Inertia

• The Illusion of Progress
• Growing Vested Interests
• Envisioning the Endgame

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Key Points of Tension

• Reform vs. Deconstruction (districts and unions)
• Charters vs. Vouchers
• NCLB-Style Accountability vs. Parental/Community
  Control
• Culture Wars
• School Finance

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Keeping the Coalition Together

• Stay Focused on the Problem
• Celebrate Diversity (when your this far down,
  everythings up)
• Improve Quality Utility of Standards
  Assessments
• Deepen Linkage Between Choice and Accountability
• Recognize the Connection Between Excellence and
  Equity
• Create More Opportunities to Meet Talk