Education Revolt in Watts
Posted on March 3, 2008 at 12:25 am by WTH
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.
March 4th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
OORAH!! The NEA needs to go away.
March 5th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Sadly, the NEA has been THE number One reason schools have sunk so low in true vlaue. We have come so low as to rival 3rd world education levels in major portions of this nation.
It appears that they would rather sacrifice our children than allow any change to the status quo…. oh