I do not know which was better news, the Madison teachers' sickout, or Secretary Duncan's labor-management conference. When collective bargaining is threatened, teachers can either fight honorably, even if we go down together, or we can abandon the profession separately. But if we want to improve education for children, then unions, administrators, and political leaders must hang together. My complaint with the Duncan Administration is that he has empowered both reformers and "reformers" to innovate to
Well-heeled? Some of them. Well-trained? Not so
