As we emerge from a weekend of celebrating our founding fathers, we turn to Whoopi Goldberg for some answers on ways to view education as a civil right. Since we are struggling to understand the meaning of Michelle Rhee, we should really pay attention to this brilliant idea. Because merit pay has been compared to blood pressure and more U.S. counties are dying, the time has come to pay attention to the numbers game. Kids, it's time to skip those after-school jobs and start using your smartphone apps!
- Gerilyn Slicker, Fordham Intern