PDK Finds Public Likes Teachers, Down on Teacher Unions, Mixed on Obama
by Frederick M. Hess • Aug 17, 2011 at 8:19 am
Cross-posted from Education Week
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ShareToday, Phi Delta Kappan releases its 43rd annual Phi Delta Kappan/Gallup Poll on public schools (full disclosure: I've been a regular member of the advisory panel for several years now). As always, there's much to chew on.
I'll start by noting that I'm not a huge fan of the American public right now. After all, we're the twits who demand lots of services but don't want to pay for them. And then we get angry when our leaders can't square this circle. We insist that they take painful steps to rein in spending, and then complain when they try to do it. In short, we've shown all the character and discipline of an irate preschooler. But what else is new?
That said, there are highlights worth noting. First off, you know all that griping from teacher leaders that there's
