Valin Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 WSJ:Click On Link To WatchColumnist William McGurn on civil rights and school choice.Link To ColumnGoogle: The NAACP vs. Black SchoolchildrenWILLIAM MCGURN There are two ways to look at our big city public schools. The first way is to see them as institutions that give our children the tools they need to make their way in society. When the education is good, it is a great equalizer for those boys and girls without the advantages of wealth or social standing.The second way to look at our big city public schools is this: as a vast jobs program for teachers.Those who assume the first view find it hard to understand why it is so difficult to fire bad teachers, pay the good ones more, or close down failing schools. In the same way, they cannot understand why one of the nation's oldest and most venerable civil rights organizations—the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People—would be suing with the United Federation of Teachers to stop New York City from closing about two dozen of its worst schools and opening charters. Even the Washington Post, which ran a terrific editorial criticizing the NAACP, called it a "mystifying decision." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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