Accountability behind Mayor’s Plan for Schools

…wrote Journal editors. I disagree. Mayor Chavez’s plan is building an empire that includes control of the public schools; the lack of accountability in the APS is merely a convenient excuse.

If Chavez had any real concern over the lack of accountability in the public schools, he would tell the Journal and Tribune to tell the real truth about the lack of accountability in the public schools. He won’t, and neither the Journal nor Trib will proceed without his blessing.

The truth is that the Leadership of the Albuquerque Public Schools has refused repeatedly to be held honestly accountable to any meaningful standard of conduct. If any of the Mayor, the Journal or Tribune told the truth about the APS Leaders’ refusal; public outrage would prompt an immediate and comprehensive overhaul of accountability in the APS; without assistance from the Mayor.

Which is why if you ever read the truth about APS’ lack of accountability in the newspaper; it will only be after it is too late to do anything about it.

Paul Broome wrote; “Our students, hard-working teachers and principals deserve a leadership change for real accountability and results.”

Of course they do. So why won’t Mayor Marty provide for a leadership change by telling the Journal and Tribune to go ahead and tell stakeholders the truth?

Is it because telling the truth now, before the school board election, would eliminate any need for the Mayor to take control over public schools away from its rightful stewards, the community?

What other reason explains the Mayor and the newspaper’s steadfast support of the APS Leadership’s efforts to cover up the APS ethics scandal?