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The schools that Arne built
April 11, 2009

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As a public-school teacher, I have been long troubled by "fixes" for public schools that require funds not available to all schools, a hand-picked student body, committed and involved parents, or cream-of-the-crop teachers ("The schools that Arne built," April 11). The engineers for Apollo 13 saved the astronauts by finding a way to fit a square air filter into a round hole using only what was available in the space capsule; likewise, the answer to public education's woes lies within the resources available in each community.
—Nathanael Underhill; Aurora, Ill.

There was lots of sugar in your article about new Secretary of Education Arne Duncan ("The schools that Arne built," April 11), but not much about the dismal failures of the Chicago Board of Education, such as the fact that only 83 percent of Chicago students can read at grade level. Duncan must answer for that.
—Carson Earnest; Chicago, Ill.

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May 23, 2009, Vol. 24, No. 10

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