The ploy would be to undermine the education and force parents to seek out private schools and possibly move them to supporting initiatives like the school voucher programs which are to take money away from public schools and push them into private/charter schools. Miles has a conflict of interest as he is a founder and proponent of charter schools. This is akin to putting Exxon executives in charge of the EPA and then pretending that he might be objective.
Egos and lack of intelligence is just a throw-away sentence. Give examples. Corruption makes headlines because it includes people siphoning public money away from the designated use for pet projects which are designed to enrich friends of individuals. That is NEWS. The issues with education are numerous and not easy, but the involvement of politics in our education system has undercut our education not improved it. Schools are saddled with more responsibilities and teachers are required to do more than they used to.
And define waste. Is that something you don't like or is it something like a golden toilet for the superintendent? Because one of them is easy to identify, but the others are not.
Let's focus on one issue currently. SPED teaching aides are not required to have special training to work with SPED kids. This creates challenges for the kids and the schools. Just like with every industry out there how does one attract qualified, committed people for a particular job?
And also if you don't come here with an open mind and willing to learn, that speaks more about you than anyone else. Don't project your prejudice upon others. During a discussion and disagreement with Naija about genital mutilation I didn't pretend to be an expert or know everything and I solicited input from those who disagreed with me to read some published material and provide feedback. I did so because I wanted to share a different viewpoint, but also to learn. I defer to the actual physician about the impact because well, it was his area. Brisket Texan was misinformed about the role of Alcibiades (who was a complex individual) and his role in the destruction of the Athenian force in their Syracuse/Sicilian campaign during the Peloponnesian war. He didn't attempt to argue to the contrary but I think rather appreciated how much more enriching that history and this controversial figure was. So no, I reject your idea that this isn't a place for sharing of ideas and changing minds. We still enjoy our dick and fart jokes, but facts matter here to most of us.