| From |
|
To |
36 school
systems working in locally determined ways toward locally determined and quite different
goals for students, with the state serving a modest and largely regulatory role.
|
|
36 systems
working in locally appropriate ways to ensure that all students meet common, clear and
high standards, supported in their efforts by a state that provides information, support
and when necessary, push.
|
A state in
which students' academic performance and consequent life opportunities tend to be defined
by the income level of their parents and surrounding communities.
|
|
A Rhode Island
in which all students have an equal chance at high academic performance and the
opportunities that follow, no matter the community in which they live.
|
A work force
prepared for the skills-based economy of the past that cannot attract or hold the industry
our state needs for sustained economic growth.
|
|
A workforce
prepared for the skills, knowledge and idea-based economy of the future that will attract
the economic development our state needs.
|
A culture of
blame in which we point fingers at others when students do not perform successfully.
|
|
A culture of
responsibility in which each of us steps in wherever necessary to ensure student success.
|
