REVEREND SHARPTON AND CHANCELLOR KLEIN ISSUE STATEMENT FOLLOWING SENATOR BARACK OBAMA'S EDUCATION ADDRESS

And from the Educational Equality Project:

REVEREND SHARPTON AND CHANCELLOR KLEIN ISSUE STATEMENT FOLLOWING SENATOR BARACK OBAMA’S EDUCATION ADDRESS

 

 

Education Equality Project co-founders Reverend Al Sharpton and New York City Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein issued the following statement following Senator Barack Obama’s education policy address today in Dayton, Ohio:

 

“Senator Obama says that neglect of the ongoing crisis in public education in the United States has created a 'day of reckoning' for this country's leaders. We couldn't agree more," said Reverend Sharpton and Chancellor Klein. “We welcome Senator Obama's emphasis on reforms that we've set forth in the Education Equality Project's statement of principles: funding successful charter schools to create better choices for parents and increasing pay to teachers who raise the achievement of their students as well as replacing those who do not succeed. 

 

“As with all such proposals, the details matter. For these initiatives to work they must not be half-measures and must also be accompanied by other efforts that will ensure meaningful accountability and real academic rigor. All Americans must recognize that it's essential to our Nation's future that we set high standards for our children and then hold ourselves accountable—as teachers, school leaders, parents, community members, and elected and appointed officials—for meeting those standards.”