Rausch noted that certain localities, such as Indianapolis, have had many charter - school
leaders of color, but the
movement, particularly on the coasts, is mainly the province
of white school
leaders and organizational heads who
tend to hold homogeneous views on test scores, school structure, and «what works.»
Ambitious school reform
movements create a sense
of urgency, optimism, and emotional commitment, and they
tend to win the backing
of powerful political
leaders and the financial support
of major philanthropic organizations (who always make those
movements look great in their glossy annual reports, attracting even more supporters).