A study in sabotage: Teachers union torpedoed state's shot at $700M

A study in sabotage: Teachers union torpedoed state's shot at $700M

The teachers union played a more destructive role than previously understood in all but certainly scuttling New York's shot at as much as $700 million in federal education funding. Surprise. Surprise.

Well known is how the United Federation of Teacherspressured lawmakers to support anti-charter school poison pills, undermining the state's application for Race to the Top aid. But there was more to the union's sabotage.

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan established grant criteria that included using student performance data to boost achievement and assess teacher effectiveness. Duncan also required states to show the support of local districts and unions.

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