Darlene is a product of Philadelphia public schools and now her children are in them. She has made use of choices to put her kids in good schools and now one of her daughters is a blossoming poet.
A lot of parents ask Darlene to explain the district's educational options and how to use them. She hears parents time and again saying, "enough." Enough excuses, enough of a culture of failure. School choice is a road map for academic success.
Kids are still being left behind because of a lack of variety in schools and the possiblity for low-income parents to match their child's abilities with the right school.
"The reality is if you have money in America, you have choice. If you have status in America, you have choice." School choice is widespread unless you're poor. "Who loses and who chooses?" she asks.
Anything other than a quality education is child abuse, Darlene is saying. Her passion for choice in education is obvious; her pulpit-style delivery is stirring.
"We as parents are tired of waiting. And enough is enough."
Amen.
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