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"There may be a nirvana 100 years from now where we can slap policymakers into jail if they don't have enough research to support what they are doing."
-Russ Whitehurst (Director, Institute of Education Sciences)
Posted by eduwonkette on March 27, 2008 11:40 PM|Permalink
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Comments
In response to the Russ Whitehurst quote:
Like with NCLB? Why wait 100 years for a nirvana? Let's do it now!
We're already enlightened enough about this snake oil.
Posted by: Tauna Rogers | March 28, 2008 4:30 AM
I am shocked, shocked! to hear a Bush appointee talk about nirvana being related to tossing people into jail for ideological reasons.
Posted by: Kate | March 28, 2008 6:38 AM