Comments on: Surging? http://www.eduwonk.com/2009/12/surging.html Education News, Analysis, and Commentary Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:00:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Linda/Retired Teacher http://www.eduwonk.com/2009/12/surging.html/comment-page-1#comment-125946 Linda/Retired Teacher Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:08:38 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=4980#comment-125946 In President Obama's speeches, books and spontaneous remarks (e.g. his Malia story), he has demonstrated a good grasp of the complexity involved in giving someone a good education. Like most people in the education community, he knows that substantive improvement in education will require a partnership between student, parent and teacher. He undoubtedly knows that there are no simplistic solutions. Charters can free teachers to do what is best for students without undue interference from politicians, tycoons, and bureaucrats, but it's imperative that these schools remain nonprofit and under careful scrutiny in regard to finances. The story in the Los Angeles Times today regarding the questionable spending and high salary of Green Dot founder serves as a warning of what can happen if corporate America is allowed access to school tax dollars. If we allow continued expansion of these schools without careful financial oversight, we are just asking for another Wall Street debacle. Yes, I agree that President Obama will support our nation's teachers because his educational philosophy is similar to to that of the education community. In President Obama’s speeches, books and spontaneous remarks (e.g. his Malia story), he has demonstrated a good grasp of the complexity involved in giving someone a good education. Like most people in the education community, he knows that substantive improvement in education will require a partnership between student, parent and teacher. He undoubtedly knows that there are no simplistic solutions.

Charters can free teachers to do what is best for students without undue interference from politicians, tycoons, and bureaucrats, but it’s imperative that these schools remain nonprofit and under careful scrutiny in regard to finances. The story in the Los Angeles Times today regarding the questionable spending and high salary of Green Dot founder serves as a warning of what can happen if corporate America is allowed access to school tax dollars. If we allow continued expansion of these schools without careful financial oversight, we are just asking for another Wall Street debacle.

Yes, I agree that President Obama will support our nation’s teachers because his educational philosophy is similar to to that of the education community.

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