What have I done?

[rivka]

My neighbor just got me to agree to serve on a committee that's trying to start a charter school in our neighborhood.

She swears that there won't be very much work for the committee to do in the first year, but still: what have I done?

Comments

[rivka.livejournal.com]

Cool, what neighborhood?

I'm sure Maureen already knows this person, though, because Maureen is the kind of person who knows eeeeveryone.

[lyrical1.livejournal.com]

I'm over in Patterson Park. I know a lot of the charter school folks talk to each other, so she may. If you need an introduction, just let me know.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

A little googling shows that charter schools are popping up all over in Baltimore. I'd heard that the school board was incredibly hostile to granting charters, but maybe that's changing now.

I can't deny that I'd love for Alex to be able to attend a free neighborhood public school. But it's also just cool to think of being part of creating something so useful and constructive for so many people.