Beka’s Reviews > Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side > Status Update
Beka
is 75% done
"Any enterprise dealing with the care + nurturing of children is likely to be inefficient at times, + striving for efficiency (in public education as well as other contexts) often requires sacrificing things like care, patience, + flexibility."
— 23 hours, 41 min ago
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Beka
is 75% done
"Neoliberalism (viewing ourselves as consumers instead of citizens + communities) pushes schools to focus on the winners - those exceptional students who will be successful by limited metrics - and to abandon students who might lead to inefficiencies."
Magnet, private + charter schools live this out, as well as property-tax based school funding methods.
— 23 hours, 37 min ago
Magnet, private + charter schools live this out, as well as property-tax based school funding methods.
Beka
is 43% done
Even more impactful than my first read-thru several years ago.
— Sep 29, 2026 08:15AM