OKCPS

Twenty years of working within the system to improve Oklahoma City’s schools has convinced me that there is plenty of blame to be shared, but the real problem is our playbook, not the players. Too often, that playbook is imposed on schools by non-educators. Moreover, the single biggest mistake made by under-the-gun urban districts is that they make unforced errors by rushing programs into place without taking the time to think them through.

So before offering some preliminary thoughts on the planned resignation of OKCPS Superintendent Rob Neu, I should acknowledge some biases...