By: morecoffee

morecoffee — Wed, 12 May 2010 08:11:11 +0000

Eva Moskowitz is a “shining example”??? You mean of how charter schools rob regular public schools of resources and facilities? or of how to create a highly contentious environment between co-located schools? no, wait, you must mean a shining example of insider influence and political maneuvering. I'm sorry, but charter schools may have their place in some cities, but most of what I have seen in our district made me support clamping the cap down. In the last few months, articles in NY media outlets have shown the seamy side of charter doings: how hedge fund money may be pouring in primarily for the financial benefit it brings, how Ms. Moskowitz leveraged her cozy relationship w/ Joel Klein to get the school space she needed at other schools' expense. I did not support the Obama admin's one-size-fits-all endorsement of charters as the way to go from the start, and I hate to see any city bow down to that just to get RTTT funds. Why wasn't the 'unanimity' questioned here at all?? and why does no one hold the Mayor and Chancellor of our city responsible for successfully managing the schools they are supposed to run? Why is West Side Spirit back-slapping them for handing over their responsibility to others? This editorial was stunning for how it glosses over the real day-to-day problems that people on the ground are experiencing re: charters. It felt like it was written by the DOE's sprawling Office of Communications.

Comments on: Lift the Cap And Help Our Public Schools

By: morecoffee