On Saturday, Diane Ravitch challenged chancellor Joel Klein to "bust the monopoly" of New York City's mammoth school system, noting that Klein has thus far dismissed the idea of school choice despite his reputation as a trustbuster. Writing in the New York Daily News, Ravitch urged the former businessman to "begin a revolution" by doing everything in his power to support charters, noting that like a company, if a charter school fails its customers, it loses its charter and closes. "Bust the Monopoly," by Diane Ravitch, New York Daily News, October 12, 2002
P.S. Perhaps Chancellor Klein was persuaded. On Wednesday, he endorsed the creation of more charter schools to stir innovation in the New York City public school system and provide more options to parents. See "Klein touts charter schools," by Carl Campanile, New York Post, October 17, 2002