«Several high - quality charter schools across the country are making an amazing difference in our children's lives, especially when charters in inner - city communities are performing as well, if not better, than their counterparts in
much wealthier suburbs,» Duncan said.
Though I wrote these words eight years ago, I don't think the concerns of sports moms have changed all that
much and that what I said then largely still hold true today, although I think, if I were to update the list of concerns, I would probably add two more: fifth, that mothers want a more inclusive youth sports experience that is affordable to all families, regardless of socio - economic status or whether they live in a
wealthy suburb or an economically disadvantaged inner city neighborhood, and sixth, that mothers want a better balance between sports and family life (a problem I explored in the book and on these pages, but that, if anything, has gotten worse, not better, in the last eight years).
On its face, probably not all that
much, since to most of the GOP primary electorate the paper remains a liberal rag that frequently skirts the edge of treason, but with turnout expected to be low, there remain Republicans in
wealthy parts of New York City
suburbs who aren't paying
much attention to the race, and will only decide who to vote for at the last moment, so a nod from the paper of record could prove decisive.