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Stand for Children, anti-teacher union group, gushes praise for agreement. « Fred Klonsky's blog

Stand for Children, anti-teacher union group, gushes praise for agreement. « Fred Klonsky's blog

Stand for Children, anti-teacher union group, gushes praise for agreement.

The Oregon-based anti-teacher union outfit that raised $3 million dollars to go after teacher union collective bargaining rights, tenure and seniority, got their payoff yesterday. The three teacher union players agreed to support a bill that restricts the right to strike and demolishes seniority rights.

Says SFC:

Historic education improvements that would have been considered impossible just one year ago are on the horizon in Illinois. Today, state Senator Kimberly Lightford (D-4 District) introduced Senate Bill 7 (SB 7), a comprehensive education improvement package, after nearly three months of negotiations