“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