Wednesday, December 20, 2006

DC's Flunking School System's Leader to Get $25,000 Bonus

Let's look at the record:

The number of failing schools in DC rose from 80 to 118
Test Scores have not risen
The Feds have said the DC schools system is "high risk" for misusing funds
Enrollment declined from 62,000 to 58,000

The DC Schoolboard Superintendent Clifford B. Janey earns $250,000 per year and is the highest paid DC government official.

The DC School Board is about to give him a $25,000 bonus.

For what? It's a crime -- once again the adults in this city fail our kids because they prove, over and over again, that we're not serious about improving our schools. That this pathetic record could be rewarded with a $25,000 bonus is an outrage.

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