"No matter how many hundred of millions of dollars are spent, school reform initiatives will continue to produce unsatisfying results until we unflinchingly address the critical problem of teacher quality.
"Successful education reform depends on transforming teaching from an isolated, freelance culture into an open, collaborative culture that fosters professional excellence and accountability. To turn teaching into a professional career would require offering teachers a multi-level career path that rewards advanced experience and expertise with higher levels of pay, responsibility, supervision, and team management."
Funny, an "isolated, freelance culture" is exactly how I describe our home's solution to the problem I Can't Send My Kids to L.A. County Public Schools. :) Not professional advancement and added bureaucracy for NEA members. Criminy.