Rethinking Education: Fairness, Funding, Fun

Here’s the gist of Ian Underwood’s talk and slide deck, boiled down for a quick read.

Scroll down for a copy of the presentation deck and a link to video.

The argument in one breath

New Hampshire keeps spending more and getting the same results. That’s not a money problem; it’s a design problem. Fix three things: make fairness about learning, not dollars; stop paying schools up-front for promises and start paying after results; narrow schools to what’s mandatory and move everything else out.

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