Video: Geoff Canada, Reform Hostage, Makes TV Appearance

The Huffington Post reminds us that Geoffrey Canada appeared on Jimmy Fallon last week to talk about the Harlem Children's Zone, a fundamentally "broader, bolder" initiative that was hijacked by the mainstream media and the reformy crowd (and Canada's decision to serve kids using charters instead of neighborhood schools).  Come back, Geoff.  Come back.  (Get over the charter schools, progressive types.  Get over it.) Video here.

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[CarolineSF]

Didn't Canada resoundingly position himself with those who blame "bad teachers" for all our schools' problems with his comments in "Superman"?

Someone who knows Canada well told me that he was interviewed for hours and that Guggenheim picked out those quotes and used them out of context, but you'd think Canada would have set the record straight somewhere since.

Kicking out an entire grade and then claiming success is not an honest tactic, either. So those are some reasons not everyone is a wholehearted Canada fan, even if we "get over" the charters.