New York Times: Philadelphia School's Woes Defeat Veteran PrincipalFresh from the suburbs and brimming with idealism, Dr. Solkov was chosen by Edison to welcome reporters, television crews, politicians and officials to Morton McMichael Elementary School as the district began the experiment that everyone hoped would turn the troubled Philadelphia school system around. "This is the model that will work," she told reporters, who were focused on her students' poverty and their dismal math and reading scores. But last week she told her staff she was resigning. Sad tale of a veteran principal and her attempts to turn around a Philadelphia elementary school. Portland is noway near as bad as this, but we seem to be on that kind of track...