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We are spending so much time proving to Big Brother that we're doing our job, that we can't carve out enough time to -- DO OUR JOB!

Punitive authoritarian centralization is far different than the supportive service-oriented "central services" model Cross City advocates. Unfortunately, NCLB fuels the former. I'm all for a unifying vision for education and common standards for excellence, but empower principals and their site-based teams with the decision-making authority to create the means to this end.