For reasons unclear to us, the Projo often seems to find that pitting one neighborhood against another makes for good news.
The Projo editorial staff came out today in favor of the Achievement First Mayoral Academy Charter application.
The article can be found at the following link:
In the editorial they state “Some in the richer neighborhoods worry that their schools could suffer if some of the city’s education resources go to new charter schools”.
Here is the link to ESPEC’s statement, found on this blog:
We certainly don’t make that assertion anywhere.
And FYI: Who were among the first to oppose the AF application? Parents living in poorer neighborhoods of the city:
Parents THROUGHOUT the city are concerned that their schools may suffer if some of the city’s education resources go to new charter schools… get it?
And we agree with the Projo editorialists, the bottom line should be increasing educational opportunities for ALL students, in ALL neighborhoods, via addressing the barriers to meaningful change, posted in our letter/blog.
Interestingly, the Projo’s own PolitiFact column questions some of the assertions made in favor of the AF Charter Application, which were used to support the Projo editorial position:
http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODE/ProJo/LandingPage/LandingPage.aspx?href=VFBKLzIwMTIvMDEvMTU.&pageno=OQ..&entity=QXIwMDkwMQ..&view=ZW50aXR5