The Elephant's New Clothes: The public school system is not a business.

It's not unusual for large bureaucracies to slowly rot from within and become dysfunctional.  This happens to large corporations on a regular basis.  When it gets really bad the board of directors will fire the CEO and appoint someone to clean house, usually someone who has no personal relationship with any of the senior managers.  These are often referred to as "hatchet men."

It's a pretty sure bet that everyone reading this immediately thought of Pia Durkin in response to that rather uncomplimentary term.  But there's a difference... Click here for the rest of the story