Dialing back expectations on the Readiness Project?

By Steve Poftak
April 30th, 2008

The Executive Order creating the Readiness Project called on it to provide recommendations on how to implement a number of new initiatives and to “[f]und the education system adequately, equitably and reliably”, which presumably includes funding the new initiatives. Additionally, the use of the verb “implement” suggests a 10 year timetable with funding streams attached, not just a laundry lists of nice things to have.

But a quote in yesterday’s State House News (sub. req.) suggests that important implementation issues like costs and funding won’t be addressed:

[Governor Patrick] said his administration would take the Readiness Project’s recommendations, “cost that out, and go from there.

If that’s the case, that’s a real disappointment.