It's Not Real School Accountability If No One Is Held Accountable

It's Not Real School Accountability If No One Is Held Accountable

Brandon Dutcher writes:

"Here in Oklahoma, the majority of students lack proficiency in math, science and English language arts. So how many schools have been closed? How many grown-ups have lost their jobs or had their pay reduced? Who's being held accountable for the damage?

"One former local superintendent once remarked that it's heartbreaking to 'see a student who is valedictorian from a school and they made a 14 on the ACT.'

"He's absolutely right. So who got fired?

"When I reminded one teacher that Oklahoma has 400,000 school-produced illiterates, he chose to look on the bright side. 'I would be willing to bet they still had teachers that cared for and about them,' he replied.

"Well, sure. Even so, their lives have been altered forever. Vast sums of money and God-given potential were wasted. Who's being held accountable for the damage?"