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“Testing Fan” Mitt Romney Serves Up Anti-Teacher Union Red Meat on FOX News Sunday | Scathing Purple Musings

“Testing Fan” Mitt Romney Serves Up Anti-Teacher Union Red Meat on FOX News Sunday | Scathing Purple Musings:


“Testing Fan” Mitt Romney Serves Up Anti-Teacher Union Red Meat on FOX News Sunday

James Kitfield writing in the National Journal takes this snippet from Mitt Romney’s interview with Bret Baier:
 Romney reiterated his support for the testing requirements in the 2001 “No Child Left Behind Act,” but promised as president to push back against a federal teachers’ union that has too much power and often “overwhelms” states and local school districts.
Romney actually mentioned teacher unions twice in his comment on ed policy. So Mitt’s a testing guy, eh? No surprise there as one of his ed policy advisors  is a Jeb Bush ally.  Here’s a bit from something I wrote in December 2011:
Perhaps what Romney has in mind for education policy is revealed in whom he’s chosen as