Before the 'Either-Or' Era: Reviving Bipartisanship to Improve America's Schools

For the last 25 years, American education has been trying to reform itself. This effort has been noble but only partially successful, and too often it has been defined by an "either-or" dichotomy that has led to publicly defined "wars" over reading and math instruction, and even the very existence of the U.S. Department of Education.