Teachers’ Union Will Issue Endorsement in Governor’s Race Tomorrow
The Washington Education Association’s political action committee board is interviewing US Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA, 1) and Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna—the Democratic and Republican 2012 candidates for governor, respectively—tomorrow. Inslee will go first at 11 am and McKenna will follow him at 1:30 (with live Twitter and Facebook updates).
Even though McKenna has madeeducation and education funding the focal point of his campaign, we can’t imagine the WEA will endorse him.
The WEA will announce its endorsement—the earliest they’ve ever taken a position on a governor’s race—at 3:30.
Even though McKenna has made education and education funding the focal point of his campaign, we can’t imagine the WEA will endorse him. McKenna is also pushing an Arne Duncan agenda (charter schools and tying teacher evaluations to student test scores), which the WEA has fought against in Olympia. Additionally, the National Education Association, the national teachers’ union, is one of Inslee’s top 10 all-time donors, having given him $58,000 since he was first elected in 1992. The WEA has never contributed to McKenna.
After McKenna unveiled his Obama-style education reform agenda, we
