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Many of the decisions made by the Newark School Superintendent, Cami Anderson, seem farsighted given the complexity of what she calls “sixteen-dimensional chess,” the socio-economic-scholarly context within which school systems operate. As a lifelong educator, I know that effective schooling is complicated, especially in an environment poisoned by poverty, corruption, and in-fighting. Progress is possible if decision-makers heed a few basic principles: learning isn’t a commodity; schools are not profit centers; and communities are entitled to a voice and to an accounting of resources. Ultimately, what matters most is what takes place between students and teachers. An authoritative 2007 study by McKinsey & Company concluded that most reform efforts, including restructuring and charter schools, have little or no systemic impact: “The quality of a school system rests on the quality of its teachers.” Human capital is the capital that counts.

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