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What on their site lead you to that conclusion? This is what I found:
http://www.effwa.org/main/page.php?number=32
"EFF provides research and commentary on education reform efforts and current practices in our education system. Our goal is to establish student-centered education in Washington state by providing educational choices for all parents, children, and teachers, in a safe environment, where high academic achievement can flourish.
Objectives for public education reform
The primary relationships fostered and protected are among parents, teachers and children in individual school settings. Other institutional relationships are secondary.
Parents are allowed to choose the school that best meets the needs of their children.
Schools are highly autonomous and competition for students is encouraged.
The management of each school is allowed maximum flexibility is in allocating resources and rewarding achievement. The management is also responsible to ensure academic achievement and financial accountability.
Accurate information about cost and academic performance for each school is readily available to parents, teachers, policymakers and the public.
A good teacher is in every classroom and the learning environment is safe and orderly.
Emulation of successful schools, teachers and management practices is promoted.
Schools have a clear, focused academic mission and are organized to deliver it.
Strategies
Deregulate schools to basic health, safety and civil rights standards.
Mandate that 90% or more of allocated education dollars follow each student to the school chosen by parents.
Change teacher licensing requirements. An adult with a degree in a necessary field (English, history, computer science, business, etc.), who does not have a criminal record, and who has demonstrated the ability to teach students, should be able to do so in Washington state public schools.
Prohibit mandatory unionization of schools.
Abolish tenure.
Redefine core academic standards and mandate scientifically valid and reliable testing.
Require annual academic and fiscal performance audits of each school.
Allow flexibility in the teacher salary allocation model."