Joe Williams
THE COMMONWEALTH'S education reform effort was founded on a trade-off: enhanced accountability and expanded parental choice in return for new state funding. Student assessment testing was established, along with new curriculum standards. Charter public schools were created to expand parental choice and introduce competition. (Full article: 697 words)
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