NYtimes posted a story on new charter school. It’s inspiring to see that Mr. Zeke M. Vanderhoek founder of a test preparation company Manhattan GMAT is assembling a dream team of teachers to kick start a charter school.

I agree with the approach that excellent and passionate teachers / tutors are the key ingredients to success. Seems, the money is not an issue and this charter school can afford to pay up to $125,000/year to teachers. I believe that Mr. Vanderhoek background as an entrepreneur, experience in tutoring, and a dream team will generate a positive outcome for this experiment.

The question is, with financial, union and political challenges out there, can this experiment be scaled easily?