Who are some examples of Civil Rights-style Black leaders?
Michael Eric Dyson and Cornel West, for example. They talk about the problems then they go and teach at Georgetown, Princeton and Harvard where there aren’t many poor Black students. What’s the biggest problem with our education system? The teacher’s unions are the death of public schools. They create an environment that is contentious. It’s the administration against the teachers. The teachers against the administrators. Everybody has a union. When was the last time you’ve heard the teachers union fighting on behalf of the students? When will they be fighting for longer days and what the students really need? I don’t get paid overtime. You don’t get paid overtime. People say teachers are underpaid, but relatively to the general public — to basketball players, etc. Is the Obama administration doing enough? Their policy hasn’t been clearly defined. They need to come harder and make it clear that failed schools will be closed. What’s one secret to your school’s success? Our kids go to s
