Foundation head: Opposition group engages in unfounded character attacks

It is said that success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you encounter. Over the past 15 years, education reform has grown from a small, conservative movement to a national, bipartisan priority. Realizing the dire state of today's education system, parents, teachers, community leaders, businesses and policy organizations from both sides of the aisle have come together with the goal of improving education for all students.

States that have implemented bold reforms, like Oklahoma, are seeing more students reading at grade level, more high school graduates ready for college or careers, added transparency and accountability among schools, and a teaching profession that's on its way to becoming a more respected vocation through higher standards and expectations. The triumphs of a reform movement of this magnitude threaten the status quo and those who support the outdated, factory-model education system of the past.