To the Editor:
I agree with President Obama on the desperate need for education reform.
As a former anti-union teacher, I wish him luck in taking on the unions and the education industry. We need to somehow reward good teachers (definitely not through their student’s performance on standardized tests), end tenure and fire bad teachers. We need to repeal No Child Left Behind and encourage charter schools.
There is also a place for school vouchers, up to the per pupil cost in their district.
Where I fundamentally disagree with Obama is how this genuine education reform should not be done through the unconstitutional U.S. Dept. of Education. The Tenth Amendment clearly leaves education (and much else) up to the states. Unfortunately, the only politician in Washington D.C. I know of who believes in constitutional government is Ron Paul.
Pete Hope, Pemaquid
