Just a Conservative Girl picked up on a story about the Harlem plan to close 22 public schools that have utterly failed the students, and replace them with 19 charter schools using the existing properties. Sounds like a good idea to me. Why keep forcing kids into failed schools? Unfortunately, the powerful teachers unions oppose the plan, and the NAACP has joined the unions in their quest to keep these miserable schools open.
One of the most frustrating things for the parents in this community is that this suit was filed so late into the school year that it is putting the parents in a position that they don’t know what is going to happen to their children for the new school year that is only a few short months away. The parents that fought to get their kids into the open slots in the better schools are left not knowing if they will still be able to send their children for the September school year. At a rally last week in Harlem a parent said:
“My child cannot be told that she’s not going to get to go to her school in September. I cannot look her in the eye, as a parent, and tell her, ‘Well, the problem is that this group of people that Mommy told you about during Black History Month, that did all those great things a long time ago – they want to stop you from doing great things.”
The main point from this woman’s statement is “a long time ago”. The NAACP has shown it’s true colors. They are no longer fighting for the rights of minorities and has become nothing more than a shill group for far left policies and the unions. This action smacks of a organization that has lost it’s true mission. Fighting for equality for the black community. Why should a poor black child be stuck in a failing school because the unions are refusing to accept the changes that are necessary to in order to improve our public school system? Why should these 7,000 students give up the chance at a better education so that union teachers can save their jobs? These parents are fighting for the future of their children. Having a substandard education is one sure way to keep a person living on public assistance, denying them a chance to get a higher education. We live in a world that is becoming more and more competitive. While having a college education is no guarantee for a brighter future is certainly helps.
Read the whole thing. How sad for the kids.
The Wall Street Journal posted an op-ed on the subject that’s also worth reading.
Tags: charter schools, failed public schools, Harlem, law suit, NAACP, unions
I worked at an inner city HS in Philly.
After all is said and done, it’s not about the chidren but rather Unions, Democrats and a twisted sense of entitlement hinting at reparations.
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