Yesterday, the Baltimore Sun had a front-page story about more upcoming closures of Catholic schools in the city. Despite their strong service of disadvantaged kids, these schools are suffering under an unsustainable financial model.
A year into his tenure, Secretary Duncan, to my knowledge, has yet to visit one of these schools. And unless the Department has a change of heart, these schools will be excluded from the i3 competition.
Given our continued paucity of great urban schools, it makes no sense to allow these schools to disappear.
--Andy Smarick