Cheer up, people of Cleveland. We now have irrefutable proof that America possesses a worse school system than ours. That’s the only way to explain how a rash of administrators from our fair district have now found gainful employment in the nation’s capital.
We knew something strange was going on when Lisa Ruda, the chief of staff for the Cleveland schools back in their heyday of horror, got hired to play the same role in the Washington, D.C. school district [“Thanks, D.C,” August 7]. She may have been part of Barbara Byrd-Bennett’s Dream Team that invented attendance numbers, bungled the $1.5 billion construction project, and helped the district earn a reputation for the Worst Education This Side of the Mississippi. But we never would have believed that someone else wanted to repeat our experiment in abject failure…
This article appears in Apr 16-22, 2008.
Now they have brought their dysfunctional crew to the Detroit area! Promises, promises, promises! They are still “working on” many deliverables such as, teacher and principal evaluations, professional development (there is no plan in effect and it is now almost December). They are padding the district with their people and hefty salaries. They are “raping” the Detroit district. The educational plan is a hoax. They are intentionally hindering the process for Partner Provider support to assist schools. Go figure! Turnaround is right, but in what direction? They have hooked up all of their former crew and have not attempted to work with the competent people in the district. They have brought their underperforming track with them and it shows!!