It has nothing to do with Ted Kennedy’s funeral or the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. But the most important piece of reporting I read this weekend was Patti Hartigan’s article in the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine on government mandates that are turning kindergarten — kindergarten — into a high-stakes hell.
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This is the latest manifestation of the conflict between the education community and the public wanting results for their tax dollars invested. It is also the latest manifestation of “poltical” government not being adequate to the task of management of complex processes.