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To: tejek who wrote (327126)	2/23/2007 7:31:30 AM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576346

Truth to power "Steve Jobs has guts — enough guts to speak his mind about what he thinks is wrong with public education even at the risk of harming his business interests. "In a speech [Feb. 16], the chief executive officer of Apple and Disney honcho declared: 'I believe that what's wrong with our schools in this nation is that they have become unionized in the worst possible way.' "The problem with unionization, Mr. Jobs argued, is that it has constrained schools from attracting and retaining the best teachers and from dismissing the less-effective ones. This, in turn, deters quality people from seeking to become principals and superintendents. ... "Steve Jobs has embarked on a perilous path, but with solid evidence and persuasive arguments, he can move all of us toward higher quality schools. He should be applauded for having the courage to say out loud what scores of other business leaders are too sheepish to say." — Jay Greene, writing on "Steve Jobs Has Guts," Wednesday in the New York Sun