Top Teacher Beat Posts in 2010
Happy New Year! I'm excited to be back in town and back on the beat.
Before we return to our regularly scheduled programming, though, I shall follow in the steps of my colleagues and bring you this morning the most-read items from this blog in 2010.
1. NEA Votes 'No Confidence' in Race to the Top: In a highly symbolic move, the union voted at its annual Representative Assembly to take a "no confidence" position in the federal competition. Although most NEA affiliates are not big fans of the program, the vote was actually close: Some affiliate heads worried that making such a public fuss would jeopardize their relationship with the Obama administration.
2. Rhee to Dismiss Hundreds of Teachers for Poor Performance: The firing was heard round the country as then-Chancellor of the District of Columbia's school system Michelle Rhee pared her force of 241 teachers. The