The NYT editorial writers note the great math results of NYC's public schools, but can't bring themselves to acknowledge the remarkable reforms that are responsible for them nor do they have the decency to give Chancellor Klein the kudos he deserves...

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the teachers of New York are rightly proud of the city’s performance on this year’s state math tests. New York City students showed gains in every grade tested, outpaced students in most other of the state’s big cities and edged closer to the state performance average. That’s significant, given that big city systems typically lag far behind rural and suburban districts.

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June 15, 2007

Editorial

www.nytimes.com/2007/06/15/opinion/15fri3.html

Good News on Math

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the teachers of New York are rightly proud of the city’s performance on this year’s state math tests. New York City students showed gains in every grade tested, outpaced students in most other of the state’s big cities and edged closer to the state performance average. That’s significant, given that big city systems typically lag far behind rural and suburban districts.