And I ran for school board. The law school has one of the nation s best small-section writing programs. One of the best writing labs on campus. But we re often developing skills students should have mastered in high school. If I really cared about law students writing, I reasoned, I needed to learn more about our schools.
Writing is no casual undertaking.
The formula is equally applicable to public schools. Sure it s an ambitious goal. But with determination we can reach it. Nor is there any question about the benefits for our graduates in college, the workplace, and life. The school board, with community input, is focusing on what John Carver, author of Reinventing Your Board , calls Ends.