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‘Waiting for’ teachers’ unions to change | Thoughts on Public Education

‘Waiting for’ teachers’ unions to change | Thoughts on Public Education

‘Waiting for’ teachers’ unions to change - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess

There’s a moment in Waiting for Superman when Newsweek columnist Jonathan Alter cuts to the core. “It’s very, very important to hold two contradictory ideas in your head at the same time,” he tells the camera. “Teachers are great, a national treasure. Teachers’ unions are, generally speaking, a menace and an impediment to reform.” If balancing [...]