Mona Charen - D.C. Voters Betray Their Kids

From Townhall - by Mona Charen - Amid all the good news from primary season -- the surging grassroots rejection of leviathan government being the theme -- there was one tragedy. The voters of the District of Columbia rejected Mayor Adrian Fenty, and with him the bold education reforms undertaken by schools chancellor Michelle Rhee.

Michelle Rhee

Democrat Adrian Fenty may have been an arrogant jerk who offended his constituents in a number of ways, but on his signature issue, education reform, he was getting results. Before the advent of Fenty/Rhee, the District of Columbia schools had been legendary for two things: high spending and utter incompetence. For decades, city governments had surveyed the near illiteracy of many public school students in the district and cried "More funding!" And they got it. Read more here:

Mona Charen - D.C. Voters Betray Their Kids