Arne says sequester will force large Title I, Special Ed cuts. Meanwhile billions go to "reformers"

[KamaAina]

14. "the idea that teachers should be held accountable for the success or failure of their students"

is not as cut and dried as they make it sound.

The Number One factor in educational success is (drum roll, please)... parental involvement. Which is likely to be a lot higher in manicured suburbia than it is in the 'hood where Mom may be working two jobs just to make ends meet. Not to mention that Muffy and Skip are going to have access to lots more books, computers, tutoring, music lessons, and so on.

But of course failure is all the teachers' fault. What's really scary is, the best teachers are going to be looking to get transferred to the higher-perforimg (i.e. wealthier) schools, and away from the inner-city schools where they are needed.

And don't even get me started on the special ed cuts. I'm sick and tired of these bozos always balancing their budgets on our backs. (That's right, my Ivy-League educated self is a product of special ed.) Someone needs to sue Arne's basketball shorts off!