Submitted by Marc Dean Millot, Aug 6, 2007 10:45

The comment is based on my experience as President and CEO of the National Charter Schools Alliance, COO of New American Schools, President and founder of its investment fund, and an an observer of the charter school movement since the early 1990's as a Senior Social Scientist at RAND Education and the Center on Reinventing Public Education, as well as my current position as editor of New Education Economy and other information services on the school improvement industry.

For a more fulsome explanation of my perspective on the "fool's errand," read here: http://www.edbizbuzz.com/blog/_archives/2007/4/26/2906981.html

For a more detailed assessment of the part CMOs are playing in the evolution of the charter idea, listen to a six-part podcast series starting here: http://www.siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_year=2007&post_month=01

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