March 20, 2008–Education Policy Center director Pam Benigno responded to yesterday’s unveiling of Gov. Bill Ritter’s Colorado Achievement Plan for Kids in an interviewed appearance on Denver’s Channel 7 News.

“The most important thing in this state is that we raise expectations, and I don’t believe you can legislate expectations,” Benigno said. She also expressed concerns that the state might lose important data gathered from the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP).

Go here to read the story and watch the video.

Jon Caldara also has more to say about it on his blog.