Education’s Problem Isn’t Too Many Bad Schools; It’s Too Few Great Ones

Education | October 3, 2017

By James V. Shuls | Read Time 1 minute minutes

Often when I participate in hearings and discussions about education policy, I notice a narrow focus on one aspect of the problems confronting reformers: Many people who are dissatisfied with the status quo tend to focus too much on schools that are failing, and not enough on the reasons why there are so few high-quality education options for students. I explored this issue in a post for the EdChoice website. You can read it here.

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James V. Shuls

James V. Shuls is an associate professor of educational leadership and policy studies at the University of Missouri St. Louis. His work has been featured in numerous media outlets, including Phi Delta Kappan, Social Science Quarterly, Education Week, The Rural Educator, Educational Policy, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He earned his Ph.D. in education policy from the University of Arkansas. He holds a bachelors degree from Missouri Southern State University and a masters degree from Missouri State University, both in elementary education. Prior to pursuing his doctorate, James taught first grade and fifth grade in southwest Missouri.

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