NEA prez offers tepid endorsement of the deal.
Dennis Van Roekel, President of the NEA, offered a very mild endorsement of the Swanson ed reform deal:
“With this agreement that puts children first, our Illinois leaders have shown how collaboration at all levels is the key to success,” said National Education Association (NEA) President Dennis Van Roekel. “From the very beginning of this process, IEA President Ken Swanson was at the table with the IFT and the CTU, urging legislators to put politics aside and work together for the best interests of Illinois’ students.
This collaboration between lawmakers, parents and the unions is ground-breaking and led to unanimous support from all involved in the coalition,” Van Roekel said. “We are so pleased that
