[AZLiberty]

Point taken: for kids whose families care enough to sign them up for the KIPP lottery -- an important group -- KIPP is demonstrably better than the available alternatives. Kudos to KIPP.

Can anything be done for the other kids? Is Green Dot, Arne Duncan's current favorite, the solution?

[AZLiberty]

By the way, I certainly hope not. Green Dot sounds too much like boot camp for Obama’s civil army.