NYC's Joel Klein

put forward his notion of a "manifesto" to destroy public education, which promotes the same privatization nonsense peddled by Duncan, Obama, and their ilk. Naturally, there is no evidence to support his ideas. Klein also isn't an educator in any sense of the word; he's an attorney who received a political appointment by a billionaire.

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It is signed by a host of the country's worst superintendents and big shots, including Huberman of Chicago, Rhee of D.C., Ackerman of Philadelphia*, and Vallas of New Orleans. A virtual "who's who" of scoundrels.

*--Edit: Arlene Ackerman, to her credit, repudiated this manifesto. Her name should not have been on it.

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