Backward on School Reform
THE D.C. COUNCIL gave the mayor control of public schools because it rightly believed that vesting responsibility and accountability in one person was the only way to reverse decades of divided management and failed leadership. So it is curious that just two years into the reform efforts the council is proposing changes that would erode Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's control over the schools. The council needs to come to its senses and not retreat from a system ... Full Story »
Posted by Kristin Gorski
Sounds like the Post will follow this vote closely, and any parental/community response to the outcome.