10 Lies About Education

1.Schools are not improving.

2.The achievement gap is the schools’ responsibility only.

3.Poor grades mean poor abilities.

4.It is always the teachers fault.

5.Minority students drag down America’s global rankings.

6.Merit pay doesn’t work.

7.Teachers get too many days off.

8.Special education is a drain on school resources.

9.Students are not able to pray in school.

10.State testing has improved the quality of education.