Unions have a big chance to be major players in school reform - STLtoday.com:
"The National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers union, has criticized the program.
The NEA says the initiative has an 'unhealthy focus on standardized tests' and argues that 'it is inappropriate to require that states be able to link data on student achievement to individual teachers for the purpose of teacher and principal evaluation.'
The program encourages the creation of 'high-quality charter schools,' which the NEA sees as proof that 'the administration has decided that charter schools are the only answer to what ails America's public schools.'"
"The National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers union, has criticized the program.
The NEA says the initiative has an 'unhealthy focus on standardized tests' and argues that 'it is inappropriate to require that states be able to link data on student achievement to individual teachers for the purpose of teacher and principal evaluation.'
The program encourages the creation of 'high-quality charter schools,' which the NEA sees as proof that 'the administration has decided that charter schools are the only answer to what ails America's public schools.'"
