Chicago teachers' strike opens up national conversation on education 'reform'
Exploring the fault lines within the union between the national leadership of the AFT and NEA which claims to be leading education reform as opposed to the Chicago teachers and many rank and filers who are ready to take a stand, this NPR Morning Edition report is a must listen.
The Chicago strike has opened up so many long-buried issues that are reaching the national media. While right wingers and many Democrats have attacked teachers unions for not going along with reform, the silent majority of union members have criticized the union leaders from the other end for going along with too many reforms. Finally, our side, led by the Chicago CORE group that leads the union, are getting a hearing.
Note how the conversation has shifted. Times. In today's Wall St. Journal piece I posted earlier, there are quite a few important points made...
http://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2012/09/anthony-cody-vs-randi-weingarten-on-npr.html
