Letters To the Editor

To the Editor:

The withdrawal or withholding of state dues by two members of the Council of Chief State School Officers is very troubling ("Citing Politics, Two States Pull Out of Chiefs' Group," Sept. 13, 1995, and "To Fill Void, Officials From Nine States Form Coalition," Sept. 27, 1995). Sadly, it seems to reflect both the waxing polarity of American society and a waning willingness to listen to alternative points of view.

My own association with the ccsso has been as a member and one-time president of the Society of Education Officers of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. That association is not a trade union, but rather an organization devoted to the promotion of public education and the development of administrators...