The Root: Did D.C. voters reject education reform?

09-16-2010

Opinion by Michael Lomax/NPR Michael Lomax is president and CEO of the United Negro College Fund. He is a contributing editor for The Root.

Four years ago, Adrian Fenty faced a well-regarded chair of the D.C. City Council in the Democratic mayoral primary — the only primary that counts in this overwhelmingly Democratic city. He carried every electoral precinct in the city. This year he faced another well-regarded City Council chair in another mayoral primary. This time he lost.
There are many reasons for this kind of reversal. Much has been made of Fenty's isolation from opinions he didn't want to hear — from supporters and critics alike. Much has been made of the imperious manner in which he governed the city. But the fundamental critique of Fenty's term as mayor has as its focal point a single critical issue: education reform. (more…)

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