Sen. Bennet's Mysterious Teacher Bill
Over at Politics K-12, Alyson Klein has a very interesting item up about Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., who recently introduced a school-turnaround bill. While some folks are pouring over that, though, here In the teacher-quality universe the question on the table is: What the heck happened to Bennet's teacher bill?
For months, the senator was said to be working on a teacher-quality bill that would not doubt have generated a lot of attention, given his closeness to the current administration on education issues. As the former superintendent in Denver, he's also had a lot of experience working with teachers.
For now, this bill seems to be on the backburner. Alyson surmises, that may be because of his precarious position in the upcoming elections and a desire to avoid tension with core constituencies like teachers' unions.
For months, the senator was said to be working on a teacher-quality bill that would not doubt have generated a lot of attention, given his closeness to the current administration on education issues. As the former superintendent in Denver, he's also had a lot of experience working with teachers.
For now, this bill seems to be on the backburner. Alyson surmises, that may be because of his precarious position in the upcoming elections and a desire to avoid tension with core constituencies like teachers' unions.
