Yes, note what works. William Patient has been impressed with efforts in Texas. Test scores have improved in districts long seemingly resistant to higher marks. Rather, they've aligned the components. The tests are diagnostic.
Districts struggling to achieve receive the necessary attention and resources.
The guarantee becomes a statewide commitment to schoolchildren. Ohio has yet to make that commitment. The Governor's Commission on Student Success offers a chance to do so. The panel won't issue its recommendations until the end of the year. Already it deserves notice.