Sack a great principal or have much needed funding for your school?

I feel deeply disheartened at reading another article about Obama policy falling far from his declared vision. I have a huge amount of faith in the man and I can’t help but wonder how much is a flawed Bush legacy that he’s inherited or the imprecision of federal bureaucracy (as seems the case here) as opposed to bad decision making on his part.
I am even more disheartened that we blindly stick to the rules even when the result is so clearly flawed. The notion that no person could step in and remedy this situation leaves me aghast and vengeful for the sake of the students who will be hurt.