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In a time when mayoral control of schools is being widely touted by the current administration, NCC called this “an alternative vision for public education” and said, ?We support democratic governance of public schools.  Because public schools are responsible to the public, it is possible through elected school boards, open meetings, transparent record keeping and redress through the courts to ensure the traditional public schools provide access for all children.  We believe that democratic operation of public schools is our best hope for ensuring that families can secure the services to which their children have a right??

Additionally, NCC weighed in on the impending reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and challenged the Administration?s Blueprint with its emphasis on charter schools and the devaluation of teacher credentials.

Referring to public schools as primary civic institutions, NCC noted it is ??time to guarantee for all children in the U.S. a comparable opportunity to learn that includes a quality early childhood education, highly qualified teachers, a curriculum that will prepare students for college, work and community, and equitable instructional resources.?

NCC also criticized the tendency to use the language of business and the marketplace to judge the education of children, a human endeavor. BoardBuzz also liked that NCC agreed with NSBA’s position that too much emphasis is being placed on measurement and comparison.

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