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Only community can save public education

AASA keynote speaker Jamie Vollmer explains how to improve public education by involving the community

Think of it this way: Would you support a presidential candidate you knew nothing about? What does this candidate think about taxes? How is this candidate helping those around him? What does this candidate believe in, and heck, what’s his favorite food? Well, said Jamie Vollmer, a businessman, author, and supporter of public education, wouldn’t people like to know how their local schools worked, too?

Vollmer, president of Vollmer Inc., author of Schools Cannot Do It Alone, and opening keynote speaker at the American Association of School Administrators’ National Conference on Education, argued that both education leaders and U.S. citizens understand that it’s about educating the whole child and that there needs to be reform.

By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

Full Story: http://www.eclassroomnews.com/2012/02/17/author-only-community-can-save-public-education/

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