There's nothing like living in the media capital of the world ? that be the city otherwise known as New York.? And thanks to Mike Bloomberg, education in Gotham is hot (sorry Joe Williams, but I'm not sure ?sexy? is the right word). Even if school improvement there is all smoke and mirrors, it's front-page and it's fun. ??Here's a great WaPo piece by Valerie Strauss for those of you gathering string on the soon-to-be new Chancellor of Gotham schools.
?Peter Meyer, Bernard Lee Schwartz Policy Fellow