District Dismantlement moves to Philly
We are beginning to see the benefits of the New Orleans experiment in disempowering school district bureaucrats and breaking up the large districts. It is time for Rahm Emanuel to consider the same solutions for Chicago’s failing and bloated infrastructure. Phila. School District plan would dismantle central office, close schools “What we do know through [...]
Dismantle the large districts first…
Then dismantle the smaller ones. When the Washington Post starts writing editorials like this, it can’t be long before more liberals start to see the light on education. The Big Easy’s school revolution But what really distinguishes New Orleans is how government has redefined its role in education: stepping back from directly running schools and [...]
The “Human Toll” indeed
Rich Miller posted some legislator’s comment on the “Human Toll” of the upcoming budget cuts. It detailed all of the pain that would be generated from some of the cuts to Medicaid that are being discussed. The comment that I placed on this post is below. Some time around to 2005, I questioned former Rep. [...]
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