Nation's teachers unions feel squeezed by some former allies - Sacramento Politics - California Politics Sacramento Bee:
"David Sanchez, president of the 340,000-member California Teachers Association, said teachers had high hopes for Obama but that so far there has been little change.
Indeed, when it comes to education policies, he said it's hard to distinguish Obama from his predecessor, President George W. Bush, who placed a premium on high-stakes student testing.
'To be perfectly honest, it's disappointing again,' Sanchez said. 'Our perception is it's more of the same, and that's not good, because we thought we were going to be able to change something, make some true reform in public education.'"
"David Sanchez, president of the 340,000-member California Teachers Association, said teachers had high hopes for Obama but that so far there has been little change.
Indeed, when it comes to education policies, he said it's hard to distinguish Obama from his predecessor, President George W. Bush, who placed a premium on high-stakes student testing.
'To be perfectly honest, it's disappointing again,' Sanchez said. 'Our perception is it's more of the same, and that's not good, because we thought we were going to be able to change something, make some true reform in public education.'"
