Public Schools Need Teachers Unions to Think Creatively
Posted by on Tuesday, October 05, 2010
The unionized education hourglass has a few minutes of sand left before its upper glass chamber loses its last speck. Race to the Top and the Charter School movement have quickened the pace of the draining granules of sand. Unions can flip the hourglass to gain some time for dialogue, but only if they heed some advice.
If the union leadership continues business as usual I am worried about the integrity of our public school system. We need the union teacher movement now more than ever. I urge NEA/CTA and AFT/CFT leaders to act with foresight. The reality is the education game has changed forever.
