> What I don't understand about all this is why there isn't a way to use these clearly failing schools for experiments in alternative styles of education. As a

> What I don't understand about all this is why there isn't a way to use these clearly failing schools for experiments in alternative styles of education. As a resident New Yorker, I can answer this one: entrenched interests. There are a lot of people who have bought a lot of influence to achieve the status quo, and they don't really see what the problem is.