The most glaring flaw in DA Susana Martinez' plan to reform education is her apparent intention to let incompetent administrators slide on their incompetence.
She writes;
Efficiency Studies For Districts – Every year businesses undertake rigorous audits and studies to understand how their resources are being used and where those resources can be applied in a more efficient manner. Our school districts should undertake similar studies. These efficiency studies are not punitive in nature, but rather will help our school administrators better understand where and how to better allocate resources and get even more money to the classroom. (emphasis added)By all means, let's do impartial efficiency and effectiveness studies on every branch of government, not just education; honest and impartial audits that report directly to the people, and not to those corruption and/or incompetence is the substance of the report.
But why in the world should good ol' boys not be "punished" for their incompetence? When "every year businesses undertake rigorous audits ..." do they not hold employees accountable for their inefficiency? Do they not "punish" them?
Why would anyone strive to be better, if their is no consequence for being worthless?
The lack of accountability in government is central to everything that is wrong with government.
Is Martinez simply promising us more of the same?
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