Friday, February 25, 2011

This Week In Education: Wisconsin: So, Do "Reformers" Support Collective Bargaining? #wisolidarity #wiunion #weac

This Week In Education: Wisconsin: So, Do "Reformers" Support Collective Bargaining?

Wisconsin: So, Do "Reformers" Support Collective Bargaining?

image from images.betterworldbooks.comThe President's been waffling. Secretary Duncan's been silent since his bland equivocations in Denver. What about reformy types? It's been hard to tell. Michelle Rhee announced a campaign against "last in first out" earlier this week (here) but hasn't made any statements about Wisconsin that I've seen or responded to my emails so far. (My guess is she'll be OK with strike bans and bargaining limits.) No response yet from Stand For Children, either, though Jonah Edelman's organization did support an Illinois reform package that included strike ban