Chartering a course

NY Daily News
Posted: April 27th, 2006 by R. Lee Wrights
Author: Stanley Crouch

“We should all know by now that the public school system needs to be overhauled, and the changes will not come about as quickly as necessary. There will be battles with the unions, which hold failed practices in place while providing cover for the many incompetents whose terrible or substandard work disgraces what is one of our noblest professions. Yet the public school student gets ever closer to high school graduation while these various, intricate battles are fought. That is why change at a swift but responsible speed is always of optimum importance. Given that fact, it is more than irresponsible for New York State to keep in place its cap on charter schools. Mayor Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Joel Klein are serious about bringing New York’s public schools out of the darkness. That is why they want the cap removed.” (04/27/06)

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