How to Fix the Education Crisis - Businessweek

How to Fix the Education Crisis - Businessweek: "What do we need to do to get things working?

Gerstner: We know what it takes to fix the public schools. We need to do four things that are so self-evident it’s hard to believe we’re still debating it. First, we need high academic standards and a curriculum that will allow our kids to meet them. Two, we need to have a system to measure whether the kids are meeting those standards. Three, we need far better teachers in our schools. Four, more time on task. We need a longer school day and a longer school year. Those four things are hard to argue against, so why are we not making progress? We’re not making progress because we’re not executing.
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