Lessons from Blair's School Reforms
Policy Review No. 131 (June and July 2005)
July 2005
Paul Hill
Tony Blair took a bolder approach to education reform than anyone expected of a Labour prime minister. He led a profound change in British elementary and secondary education, showing that his “Third Way,” which transforms public services by mixing in large dollops of private action, is alive and well. Potential U.S. “education presidents” and “education governors,” especially Democrats, have a lot to learn from Blair.
