Today, at the dawn of a new decade, the intellectual focus seems to have shifted from policy-driven accountability at the state and district level to school-level strategies. Maybe the 2020s will be the decade of small ideas instead of big ones. Maybe that’s a good thing.
At a minimum, [pullquote position=\”right\”]before making any new promises, we should revisit the old ones and ask what is possible or sensible.[/pullquote] Can we equalize funding between rich and poor kids and provide the needed support for students with disabilities? Can we set high standards and hold ourselves accountable for meeting them? Can we close achievement gaps? Can we give parents more and better options at scale? Can technology help teachers differentiate in the classroom? And can a more diverse school system finally produce more diverse schools?
The answer to all of these questions is yes—if we have the will to change. Do we?
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