Monday, July 26, 2010

Civil Rights groups break with Obama on education. � Fred Klonsky's blog

Civil Rights groups break with Obama on education. � Fred Klonsky's blog

Civil Rights groups break with Obama on education.

When last month the delegates to the National Education Association voted no confidence on Race to the Top it signaled the beginning of an open break with the Obama administration on education by a key section the progressive wing of the coalition that elected him.
It was unfortunate that the AFT buried a similar resolution using bureaucratic convention rules.
But no matter.
Today, the entire core of the US Civil Rights Movement joined the NEA in opposition to the Obama education agenda.
Placing themselves in opposition to the administration are the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law,