I think we can.

I think we can; I know we can. The question is, will we?

We can move from test and punishment “reforms” — the No Child Left Behind prescription — to policies and practices that concentrate on helping schools improve.

To do so:

• we must understand what real education reform is;
• we need to consider all our choices;
• we must get over this idea that we DON’T know where to begin;
• we have to set the right priorities;
• we need change for the better – improvement – that leads to progress, and
• we have to recognize that we are looking at a crossroad of opportunity.