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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?
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To: calgal who wrote (134804)6/8/2012 11:55:11 PM
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Learning from Failure An education agenda for Mitt Romney.
Jun 11, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 37 • By FREDERICK M. HESS AND ANDREW P. KELLY



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The Republican presidential candidates have spent the past year saying little about education. When they have addressed the issue, it has often been in terse calls to “turn off the lights” at the U.S. Department of Education. After a decade of runaway spending and regulations on education by both the Bush and Obama administrations—with little to show for it—it’s easy to see why conservatives have little patience for talk of anything that seems to invite federal activity. But the reality is federal engagement isn’t going away.

Mitt Romney meets with students in West Philadelphia

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Last week, presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney unveiled an agenda for education reform centered on promising themes such as school choice, innovation, transparency, and return on investment. Most important, Romney’s plans turn the page on the decade-long romance with expansive No Child Left Behind-style federal intervention.

But the work should not stop there. A coherent agenda should not only move us away from policies that have proven unsuccessful; it should also use the lessons from those missteps to draft a new approach. Instead of settling for vague paeans to choice and innovation, Romney should chart a course for federal involvement that capitalizes on areas where government is well-positioned to play a productive role and avoids the pitfalls unearthed by previous administrations.
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