Editorial

Classroom Accountability

It’s hard to know what future historians will say of New York City in the first half of the 21st century. But surely they will notice, and chronicle, the return of accountability in the city’s public schools. It has been less than a decade since the old Board of Education, a symbol of bureaucratic Read More

Our Loss, Obama’s Gain

As President-elect Barack Obama begins to assemble tough, pragmatic problem-solvers for his team, he ought to consider Joel Klein. We cannot think of anyone more qualified to be secretary of education than New York’s schools chancellor. He has just the right mix of abrasiveness and charm to take on this important task. We’re hesitant to Read More