People sometimes think that if you throw enough money at a problem it will fix it. Things change and like the auto companies need a new business model to address the changing times, the educational community needs a new educational model that addresses the changes going on. There are volumes of books written on the failure of urban public education and what can be done to fix it. There is enough blame among the various stakeholders [[ I mean anybody that has anything to do with a school district) that it can be termed an institutional failure. There are a number of new educational models being used across the country. The mayorial takeover is only one model but it seems to be working in some cities.
But two things must happen which speaks to your post and that is accountability and uncompromising standards. Those two things must be in any educational model that we use. That must be the test of an effective model. The current model does not pass the accountability test because of a micromanaging large school board, and it doesn't pass the uncompromising standards test because of the political pressure the citizens can exert have made them do 180 degree changes.
Thats why I stated it doesn't make a difference what board members they put in, that model doesn't work anymore in this day and age.
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