If public schools are not good enough for the Obama kids…
President elect Obama has voted with his feet and is sending his girls to a private school. This should be viewed as an opportunity for public education leadership in DC and all over our country to work with Obama and the new administration to fast track public education reform. How many of our powerful politicians and education policy wonks send their kids to public school? I believe that public school reform must include a community conversation about what folks want from their public schools and that school and district leadership must be enabled to move FAST. Public education is not really public if it is only for some.
As a public school parent and activist I strongly believe that public education should be framed as our children in our schools - not those children in those schools!
We must demand excellence in all our public schools - replicate the many successes that are happening all over the country, shout out about what’s working in public education and educate our leaders on why public education is vital to the future of democracy. Hopfully, the next time a school choice has to be made by the Obama family the public system will be considered as a viable option.
This post was submitted by Sandra Halladey.
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