Martinez on improving education

Here is the education plan by Susana Martinez. Contrast it to my column on improving public schools - read here.

By Susana Martinez - We start reforming our education system on day one of the Martinez Administration. There is nothing more important we can do than implement real reform in our schools. The measure of our success will be when all New Mexico children have an opportunity to receive a quality education that allows them to chase and realize their dreams. We need to build real accountability into our education system. We have bred a culture of low expectations and we are failing a generation of young minds. This is entirely unacceptable. My approach to education will be to get more dollars out of the bureaucracy and into the classroom, hold students to high standards by eliminating social promotion and enacting other reforms, increase accountability and provide our best teachers with merit-based pay increases. It is time for bold change in education. Read more

Martinez on improving education