Sunday, October 23, 2011
Nicole Kuhnly/ Public Education Must Be Accountable
In the Register Guard editorial, "Guest Viewpoint: Public Education's No. 1 Problem: Lack of Accountability," (October 6, 2011) Douglas Vaughan addresses the embarassment that Oregon public education has caused. Vaughan indicates that in order for education in Oregon to be improved, such as to "include full support for many more charter schools, creative incentives for home-schooling and additional opportunities for parochial schooling." Oregon is ranked 42nd in public education with lack of accountability as one of the main reasons for the faltering education program in this state. Vaughan is insightful in his opinion that in Oregon, "responsibilities for oversight of academic achievement and accountable management of resources in the name of the public trust are simply not being met," which causes a significant problem for teachers as well as students. In order to solve this problem, Douglas Vaughan stresses that reforming the issue with lack of accountability will not be easy, but it will start to be changed by "everyone when the realities of public education are seen for what they truly are — an abysmal failure of oversight."
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I completely agree with Douglas Vaughan because in order for the Oregon public education system to be reformed, the teachers and administration must step up and be accountable. I agree with Vaughan's statement in his editorial that "the greatest change must come in our public system from top to bottom." If the system in Oregon is not changed, they will continue to spiral downward and the people being negatively affected the most will be the children.
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