Education Revolt in Watts
Here is an inspiring video from Drew Carey and the folks at Reason.tv. (Did the teachers union help? Here’s a hint…Um, no!)
Vikki Reyes has had it with Locke High, the school her daughters attend in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. She walked in on class one day and recalls “the place was just like a zoo!†Students had taken control, while the teacher sat quietly with a book.
Frank Wells has also had it with Locke High. When he became principal he says gangs ruled the campus. He tried to turn things around but ran into a “brick wall†of resistance from the school district and teachers union.
Locke seemed destined to languish in high crime and low test scores until Wells, Reyes, and many reform-minded teachers joined with a maverick named Steve Barr in an attempt to break free from the status quo. Their battle is just one example of the charter school education revolt that’s erupting across the nation.
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Posted by Warner Todd Huston on March 3, 2008 7:38 pm
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Actually they (teacher’s union) helped quite a bit. They proved that they are a part of the problem and not the solution.
And..on the same note..this is regarding the Preuss Charter School sponsored by UCSD. You can make up your own minds..BTW – the Preuss School website touts their diversity..59% hispanic, 23% Asian, 12% African-American and 6% Caucasian. This is a public school where in order to get accepted, your parents cannot have a college degree, you have to be on the breakfast and lunch program, etc etc. Here’s the flap on the audit: http://www.sdnews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2008/02/08/47acf429a7f15 and here’s the link to the school admissions requirements: http://preuss.ucsd.edu/admissions/
Teachers Unions are killing are schools