The Denver Post today ran a story on DPS and Superintendent Tom Boasberg’s new focus on personnel (i.e. teachers) as part of the 2009 Denver Plan.
Fine. Great. His 62-page report was filled with “charts, amorphous goals and lengthy examinations of progress” according to the paper.
But it was the unvarnished and brutal assessment of today’s DPS from Boasberg that caught the eye:
“We are not meeting the civil-rights challenge of our generation and that is to give every one of our students, regardless of race, ethnicity or family background and income, a strong and equal chance to graduate from high school prepared for college.”
His language echoes ACE’s latest issue of “The Choice Report” which you can read here.
This is an important step in the right direction. First Michael Bennet and now Boasberg have no problem openly and honestly criticizing the status quo that for too long went unchallenged.
Let’s hope the latest plan can make some impact.
