http://www.edwize.org/david-brooks-says-education-is-the-biggest-issue Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:46:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.edwize.org/david-brooks-says-education-is-the-biggest-issue/comment-page-1#comment-65925 BHR Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:13:59 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=1376#comment-65925 We'll see how long Brooks's conversion lasts. He sang a very different tune when he slammed the Broad Bold Approach task force statement calling for direct interventions into the roots of educational disadvantage, as well as school reform. A couple of weeks ago, Brooks sneered that this represented the "status quo" (hello, where?) and hailed the Sharpton (!) et al schools-alone, teachers-unions-are-the-root-of-the-achievement-gap statement EPE statement as reform-minded. Well, I'm glad Brooks came around, for now, though he's still got it wrong when he says there's no need for labor-market reforms. We’ll see how long Brooks’s conversion lasts. He sang a very different tune when he slammed the Broad Bold Approach task force statement calling for direct interventions into the roots of educational disadvantage, as well as school reform. A couple of weeks ago, Brooks sneered that this represented the “status quo” (hello, where?) and hailed the Sharpton (!) et al schools-alone, teachers-unions-are-the-root-of-the-achievement-gap statement EPE statement as reform-minded. Well, I’m glad Brooks came around, for now, though he’s still got it wrong when he says there’s no need for labor-market reforms.

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