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After Cheating Scandals Hit Several States, Anti-Teacher Union "Reformers" Are Getting a Reality Check

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After Cheating Scandals Hit Several States, Anti-Teacher Union "Reformers" Are Getting a Reality Check
Recent data shows anti-union school “reformers” hoisted on their own petard. After insisting that test scores should be the chief measure of schools, a flurry of recent test results has refuted claims that non-union charter schools exceed unionized public ones

Michelle Rhee and Mayor Villaraigosa
Michelle Rhee & Antonio Villaraigosa
Anti-Teacher Union “Reformers” Hoisted on Own Petard
by Randy Shaw‚ Aug. 23‚ 2011
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Recent data shows anti-union school “reformers” hoisted on their own petard. After insisting that test scores should be the chief measure of schools, a flurry of recent test results has refuted claims that non-union charter schools exceed unionized public ones. First, last July saw the Atlanta schools testing scandal explode, over five years after the local teachers union raised alarm bells the district ignored. Second, a Los Angeles Times analysis revealed last week that “struggling schools under district control saw test scores rise more than most operated by