Some are not, but they are all facing more and more challenges with fewer resources than ever before. We have to recognize those challenges and prepare our schools and our children for the future. Today, I hear a lot of talk about bureaucracy. I hear our schools are trapped by red tape. That is why the class size reduction application is only one page, is available online, and takes just a few minutes to fill out.
Less paperwork is good.
But somehow some people have convinced themselves that if there are fewer forms, our kids will magically get the resources they need. Fewer forms will not buy a textbook or build a classroom. It takes resources and support, and it takes real dollars. Reducing bureaucracy sounds good, but it means nothing if it is only as good as the paper on which it is written. I hear a lot of talk about flexibility.