The media (and many other groups within American society) are so focused on who gave contracts to whom or made the call on which dirty deal that the actual issue is being ignored. That would be educating the children who will inherit the country. If people put half the energy they spend on writing about dirt (on possibly corrupt superintendents) into education reform; maybe Black and Hispanic students would not be so far behind White and Asian students (who incidentally are still behind students around the globe).
Maybe the nauseating focus should be on creating, implementing, revamping and auditing worthwhile programs that will turn our youth into the physicists, engineers, developers and surgeons of tomorrow, instead of the unemployed and incarcerated of next year.
Basically, if you're bummed because you didn't get the superintendent's position, that's cool but, the kids that SUCK at math and reading in the nearest public school could really use your attention. Try writing about that. Moreover, the parents in your community that weren't educated themselves and have no idea what education reform is (let alone which Charter schools they may be able to send their children to) may benefit from your two sense as well.
So, if you've written an article about any of the following in the past quarter, understand that the whiff of corruption is not the only issue within that district/school system.
Melody Johnson Fort Worth, Texas
Arlene Ackerman Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Michael J. Ritacco Tom's River, New Jersey
Nicholas Perrapato Garfield, New Jersey
Ramon C. Cortines Los Angeles, California
Carlos A. Garcia San Francisco, California
James Notter Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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