Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Investors.com - Arne's List: A World Of Privilege

Investors.com - Arne's List: A World Of Privilege

Arne's List: A World Of Privilege

Education Secretary Arne Duncan, widely hailed as a school reformer, speaks to a Sacramento, Calif., town hall meeting last September. Duncan has...
Education Secretary Arne Duncan, widely hailed as a school reformer, speaks to a Sacramento, Calif., town hall meeting last September. Duncan has... View Enlarged Image
Politics: Education Secretary Arne Duncan taught us Orwell this week, showing how some are more equal than others with his VIP list for admission to Chicago's best schools. Unfortunately, it doesn't stop there.
Duncan, hailed as a miracle-working reformer in the Chicago school system he once led, didn't quite persuade that city's well-connected elites of the value of his reforms, given the number who sought placement in the district's better schools.
Duncan insists it was just an appeals list on which parents could place kids who didn't make it