Kerry: Massachusetts Receives Flexibility to Continue to Lead in Education Reform

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1. I don't claim to know the ins and outs of this...

But I've read a few articles here in NJ (we were also granted the exemption) that said this is good news for Chris Christie since it allows him to make reforms he wants to like removing tenure and breaking the teachers unions even more.

The fact is that as much as NCLB sucks, of all the issues that I don't trust the Obama admin on education reform is near the top of the list. It's not just one of those issues where people can make the excuse "Well, it's just the best he can do given the environment but it's not REALLY what he wants." Doesn't apply. Arne Duncan, Michelle Rhea, pushing right wing talking points on education, advocating charters, etc. None of that was stuff that was forced on him it was stuff that he himself without any pushing has advocated.

So....like I said I don't purport to know what's behind these exemptions or what his motivations are, but none of it strikes me as "good news".