Friday, May 6, 2011

This Week In Education: Update: Union Backtracks On IL "Consensus" Reform Legislation

This Week In Education: Update: Union Backtracks On IL "Consensus" Reform Legislation

Update: Union Backtracks On IL "Consensus" Reform Legislation

11oped_1-articleInlineFacing a rebellion in the ranks and perhaps having been told that she'd given away the farm, the head of the Chicago Teachers Union sent out a blistering press release yesterday calling for changes in the deal that everyone supposedly agreed on a few weeks ago and claiming that they'd been tricked. A roundup: Unions Disagree with School Reform Bill Fox: The coalition that helped craft Illinois school reform is in jeopardy tonight... CTU calls bill language 'atomic bomb' WBEZ: The measure was the result of months of backdoor negotiationsamong some of the state's most powerful interests--teachers unions, business groups and an out-of-state education