Saturday, January 5, 2013

Great News DC Students: You’ve Got Choice™ | EduShyster

Great News DC Students: You’ve Got Choice™ | EduShyster:


Great News DC Students: You’ve Got Choice™

Dear Washington DC student:
Great news! Your union-stifled public school is closing its doors due to low expectations. That means that you are now on the road to excellence and innovation, a path that proceeds directly to college and onto an outstanding 21st century job. In other words, you are about to enter an exciting new world of choice™. Did you know that The Brookings Institution recently ranked Washington, DC third in the country for school choice on itsEducation Choice and Competition Index? No? You’ve obviously got a lot to learn—we’d better get started.
Choosing your choice™
Washington DC is home to 130 charter schools, which means that you’ll have plenty of choice™ to choose from. Scratch that—five new academies of excellence and innovation have opened just while I was typing this. I’d