A subject near-and-dear to my heart ~ I am generally pro-union ~ admitting that my personal experience is limited to the Chicago Teachers Union, I can't give that specific teachers union a total pass on not being part of the problem ~ but this is a terrific read that ably identifies the real crux of the problem ~ Sooz
Friday, Dec 9, 2011 7:00 AM 10:12:34 CST
What real education reform looks like
Teachers unions aren't the problem. Poverty and punitive funding formulas for poor schools are
By David Sirota
As 2011 draws to a close, we can confidently declare that one of the biggest debates over education is — mercifully — resolved. We may not have addressed all the huge challenges facing our schools, but we finally have empirical data ruling out apocryphal theories and exposing the fundamental problems.
We've learned, for instance, that our entire education system is not “in crisis,â€
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