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Mobilizing Citizens for Better Schools (School Reform, 39) by Robert F. Sexton

By Robert F. Sexton

Uninterested in the complacent attitudes Kentucky politicians confirmed towards schooling, the Prichard Committee shaped as a company to impress the voters of Kentucky to assault the state's historical academic deficits. The committee's campaigning helped arrange the best way for the passage of the Kentucky schooling Reform Act in 1990 and maintains to paintings for college reform at the present time. in accordance with his wealth of expertise and good fortune with the Prichard Committee for educational Excellence, Sexton offers precious tips for electorate of all states who're drawn to enforcing college reform.

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Some state representatives moved obstacles in its path, while certain senators threw sand in the works on their side of the Capitol—or, in some notable cases, declined to deliver their promised support. (Parrish, 1990, p. 14) For the committee members, bewilderment at the politicians’ betrayal quickly turned to outrage at the continued failure to put Kentucky’s future needs ahead of short-term interests: “We were mad as hell and we weren’t going to take it anymore,” one member said. ” Some committee participants had expressed concerns that their work was not finished.

It was right. CHAPTER 2 The Heart of It All: Credibility Who authorized you? —Kentucky teacher, 1990 The earliest years of life are as critical for organizations as they are for children. How things start makes a difference. I’m reminded of an experience from 1990, just after the passage of the Kentucky Education Reform Act and 10 years after the committee first met to address postsecondary education. A teacher acquaintance, unhappy with Kentucky’s new reforms and holding the Prichard Committee responsible, confronted me at a dinner party.

They said they would provide something more valuable: ink. Within weeks, two reporters from one of the papers visited with us. They proposed a 6-month investigation and then a series of feature articles on the condition of Kentucky education. ” they asked. ” Thus began 38 Mobilizing Citizens for Better Schools a quiet cooperation that drew immense attention to Kentucky’s educational problems. No amount of volunteer work could have equaled the impact of the six-part, 50,000-word expose´ of Kentucky education, complete with recommendations and editorials.

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