Failure Should NOT Be an Option
Michael Winerip's article in the New York Times this past Sunday has catapulted the New Jersey charter school wars into the national spotlight (follow the link for a great speech about charters from the ELC's Stan Karp).
This is welcome attention and due, in large part, to the tireless efforts of parents like Darcie Cimarusti and Julia Sass Rubin, among others. We teachers - and our unions - need to support these parents in their efforts against school privatization.
I must say that I find the paternalistic attitude toward these parents to be fascinating. Charter cheerleaders here in Jersey - like the Star-Ledger's Tom Moran and ACTING Education Commissioner Chris Cerf - love to sing the
This is welcome attention and due, in large part, to the tireless efforts of parents like Darcie Cimarusti and Julia Sass Rubin, among others. We teachers - and our unions - need to support these parents in their efforts against school privatization.
I must say that I find the paternalistic attitude toward these parents to be fascinating. Charter cheerleaders here in Jersey - like the Star-Ledger's Tom Moran and ACTING Education Commissioner Chris Cerf - love to sing the