Friday, December 5, 2008
Who Will Lead Education?
As David Brooks suggests today, it's a matter of reform vs. status quo, and the latter just isn't tenable. Reform nowadays, for better or for worse, means union-bashing. That's why potential candidate Joel Klein is so feared and why people like the wacky but fascinating Michelle Rhee are so despised. It's not a popular position for a Democrat to take, but I will say it here anyway: I don't think America's teachers' unions are helping America's schools.
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When listening to teachers' union representatives I'm reminded of what JFK (sort of) said: Those who make reform impossible make revolution inevitable.
SAZ writes that the hopelessly reactionary San Diego Trib has just written an editorial nominating Michelle Rhee as Secy of Ed. I agree with Steve's assessment, but revolution may feature strange bedfellows.
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