Miscellaneous

No textbook left behind

Oh, Philly, you never disappoint:

Superintendent Arlene Ackerman ordered audits of the textbook supply of every school in the 167,000-student district after some teenagers told Ackerman last month they did not have books. The district has spent $124 million in textbooks since 2005.

Teams of administrators have completed checks at all high schools and are moving on to middle schools, they said.

"In most cases, the books were available," said Tomas Hanna, chief of school operations.

I know. You're asking, "Seth, if the books were available, why didn't the students have them?" There's a simple question, of course -- they lost the books.

The main issue, Ackerman said, is that the district has no central tracking system for books. She pledged to institute one by the spring.

Brilliant.

Full post as published by Quiz Law on December 15, 2008 (boomark / email).