the problem is that whole school reform only works if there are the liberties to truly reform it. As my colleagues know, if a school says we would like to apply for this $50,000 grant and they get it, but the State does not allow the provisions of this, say, to override teacher contracts, to change the size of classes, to do other things that are necessary for whole school reform, the effectiveness of it does not exist.
Discussing the limitations of school reform related to state regulations.
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