This rings true. One of the challenges in creating true (and effective) vocational education systems in America is the lack of real governance levers in the system. We try to do everything via funding.
Great piece, and thanks for the shout outs. I will just add one detail: only 8 states have published details on curriculum usage openly. We're pretty far from half! https://substack.com/@karenvaites/p-158730228
Otherwise, I'm looking forward to parts II and III. I hope you will explore allllll the regulations that we do impose on schools in depth. Schools do face a regulation burden... on basically everything BUT instruction.
This rings true. One of the challenges in creating true (and effective) vocational education systems in America is the lack of real governance levers in the system. We try to do everything via funding.
Great piece, and thanks for the shout outs. I will just add one detail: only 8 states have published details on curriculum usage openly. We're pretty far from half! https://substack.com/@karenvaites/p-158730228
Otherwise, I'm looking forward to parts II and III. I hope you will explore allllll the regulations that we do impose on schools in depth. Schools do face a regulation burden... on basically everything BUT instruction.
Just FYI, I called the curriculum landscape "frankly bananas" in this reported story, and Karen Vaites was quoting me! https://hollykorbey.substack.com/p/my-kingdom-for-a-reliable-curriculum
I hate to misattribute the bananas quote. Fix incoming! Ty!
Haha, thanks. Calling things bananas is my superpower.
Any ideas how to get anyone involved in Oregon politics to read this and comprehend it?
We're working on that! 😉
Greetings from the Oregon Association for Talented and Gifted, www.oatag.org
Masterly. Makes me very glad to work in the English system where there was a concerted, long term effort to address all these issues.