Reply #56: I looked for info on the founders online.

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Info that wasn't PR and hype. Perhaps a critique, anything that wasn't trying to sell me a product or a book and I found nothing. I found lots of guru type hype, a faddish even cultist following but if this guy thinks he is the lead reformer in education where are the studies from folks who are not financially tied to his outfit.

Who is evaluating him?

I did find a blog about his schools with three responses, 2 from students and one from a parent who say his so called schools left them unprepared academically for college. Of course now he plans on opening his own colleges so maybe that won't be a problem for him?

When someone swoops down claiming they have the answer to our public school woes, pitches his book at every opportunity, makes himself into some kind of "cool" brand and attracts millions in grants from our leading elite social engineer, something stinks.