The image of hundreds of black and Latino parents packed in an auditorium desperately hoping their child would "win" the lottery and get into a local charter school has assumed mythic status in media reports on education reform.Two new two documentaries, "The Lottery" and "Waiting for Superman," made such events the emotional climax of their narratives. The former centered on Harlem Success, the charter network Schools Chancellor Joel Klein hails when he points to the demand for more charter schools.Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/10/01/2010-10-01_behind_parents_desperation_to_get_kids_in_charter_school_the_news_uncovers__harl.html#ixzz11FYPotjD
Ficklin Media Note: Education has always been big business. Economic systems create educational products which the consumer purchases. You can purchase your union card, your credit card, your academic credential ( diploma, GED, degree) in exchange for investing in the system. The number of cards that you are dealt to play this lottery game of of organized chance varies.
Ficklin Media Note: Education has always been big business. Economic systems create educational products which the consumer purchases. You can purchase your union card, your credit card, your academic credential ( diploma, GED, degree) in exchange for investing in the system. The number of cards that you are dealt to play this lottery game of of organized chance varies.
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