John Edwards unveiled his education plan today.

From scratch, he wants to create a new university that will prepare one thousand teachers and offer advice on best practices to other schools of education. He uses Arthur Levine’s love letter to ed schools as justification.

The present rate of attrition will mean that this school will produce 500 teachers who stay more than five years in a tough district. That means that Philly will get five to seven of these folks — hooray.