Race to the Top: Every Point Counts
UFT blogger David Dashefsky claims that charter school advocates exaggerated the importance of the charter issue in the Race to the Top: ”Given the relatively small number of points available [on the rubric for charter schools], one could only reach the conclusion that the charter cap issue was decisive if you assumed that RttT was […]
Bill Perkins: Parents are Suckers
Saturday’s New York Times reported on the curious case of State Senator Bill Perkins, who “wars against” charter schools despite representing so many of them–and despite having benefited from educational choice himself. (Economist Tyler Cowen is ”astounded.”) If you haven’t, go read the whole thing. Perkins holds two core beliefs about charter schools: 1. Demand […]
