They Want Moneyon December 28, 2011 at 7:38 am and modified on
December 28, 2011. at 7:39 am Different forces in the education
reform debate are fighting over different resources. States and
school boards are fighting over power. Parents and Large-Scale
Consumers of Educated Workers are fighting over childcare. And
teachers and publishers are fighting over money. States and
School Boards both focus on power. Every organization wants to
exist on its own terms, without having to bow or beg from
others. Both States and school boards have the ability to raise
taxes, hire and fire workers, and impact the lives of many
citizens through decisions related to children. Both are
naturally annoyed by the power of the other. From the
perspective of states and school boards, education reform is
just an opportunity for States to disempower school boards and
aggrandize themselves. States have been largely successful in
their struggle. Parents and Large-Scale Consumers focus on
childcare. From the perspective of parents, “ch