What's the main obstacle to reforming our schools? In Illinois, it's the threat of a strike, apparently. That's the gist of fast-track reform legislation that has the AFT alarmed enough to send out an email urging legislators to oppose it (and the state supe asking for a slowdown). What's the big deal? The legislation (PDF draft here courtesy of State School News) includes pretty much every reformy idea out there: revamping tenure, layoff, and certification rules, plus
People would have been marching down to the stadium, they would have walked and they would have been doing calculus on the way down. -- PA Gov Ed Rendell upset over cancellation of Sunday night football game because of weather.
