School Reform
* The summary of the problems affecting the Edutrain Charter School in Los Angeles (Nov. 28) points up a historical failure in public school reform. You can’t simply take energetic, committed professionals and throw them into an entrepreneurial context without a massive investment in training them for this new culture.
The singular distinction in the LEARN plan among all reforms in the country is the belief and practice that investing in the school community’s training yields high dividends.
It is such a tragedy to see the promise of Edutrain for so many lost youth become a casualty that could have been avoided.
MIKE ROOS, President
Los Angeles Educational Alliance
for Restructuring Now
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