In the news business, reporters have a saying for a boiler plate quote an editor can remove to tighten a story. It's "throw-away" and that's exactly what the governor's response to the Fordham/Paul Hill study deserves. Strickland's spokeswoman talked of the governor's plan having components that have been shown to help students succeed. We should hope so. But, again, there's no applicable evidence that they will for all children across an entire school district, let alone across an entire state...Read it here.
