State Education Chiefs: Students Should Be Our Focus

Tina Korbe / December 06, 2010

At least five state education chiefs — from across the country and from both political parties — agree: The focus of education should be the student. That’s why they banded together to form Chiefs for Change, a coalition of state education officials “committed to putting children first through bold, visionary education reform.”

“The economic viability of our country and the future of our next generation are reliant on the courage and willingness of national, state and local leaders to move beyond what is politically comfortable and to bring about crucial changes in policy and practice,” said Louisiana Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek, who chairs the organization. “We must begin by recognizing that the ‘best interest of our students’ is not simply a rhetorical phrase or tag line to promote the good will of one agency or another.” (more…)