…because I’m inspired.
Kevin Johnson, a former NBA star, put his money where his heart is and created a school district that addresses what he calls “the moral issue” of failing American schools. If parents aren’t committed to helping their kids, then the kids can’t enroll. It’s that simple.
Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin decided they could create a better public school system. Guess what? They have.
To see and read more, go here.
Thank goodness I watched Part II of “America: Schools In Crisis,” because all this stuff doesn’t seem quite as overwhelming and insurmountable.
And Liz, I think reading about these people and their schools will make you feel better, too. :-)
I think parents need more choices. We need vouchers and private schools need the opportunity to compete for the education dollars, of which there are many. When that happens you’ll see lots of innovation and schools springing up in inner cities to really do the job that the public schools are failing to do, and when the public schools have to compete for those dollars there will be improvement there too. It’s only part of the solution, but an important part, but the teachers’ unions will fight HARD to prevent it from happening.