It seems as though we are consistently struggling with our views on education policy. Who should take the lead, the federal government or the states? Are the standards we set the pinnacle to which we should all strive to hit or the bar below to which no school should fall?

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Patrick Riccards is chief communications and strategy officer for the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. He is also the author of the nationally recognized Eduflack blog and its companion Twitter feed. PR News named Pat the Not-for-Profit Communications Professional of the Year for his work in teacher preparation and higher education transformation (2015). A former local school board chairman, Patrick is also the author of the award-winning Dadprovement.