The Case for Partisanship in Rewriting ESEA
December's news that Republicans were considering writing a GOP-only version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization seemed to strike many as scandalous. Democrats on the House Education and the Workforce Committee tweeted almost despairingly: "GOP says they are quitting bipartisan rewrite of NCLB, ESEA. Kids don't deserve partisanship," and "Partisanship means the end to NCLB reform in this Congress." In a non-tweeted statement, Rep. George Miller of California, the ranking Democrat on the committee, added: "Our nation's children deserve a real process for achieving consensus, not partisan political games."
To which I say: Bring on the games . Yes, bring on the partisanship. Maybe that way we'll finally see some real ideas for improving education that don't rely on testing...
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