Rhee et al. forms yet another group to wage more war against teachers
Written by Anna Phillips for the New York Times. Read the entire article here.
“’If these 1-percenters want to mount an AstroTurf campaign with their deep pockets, they’ve done this before,’ [union president Mulgrew] said. ‘But let’s be clear: the public school parents have not bought into the Bloomberg education reform movement.’
“’If these 1-percenters want to mount an AstroTurf campaign with their deep pockets, they’ve done this before,’ [union president Mulgrew] said. ‘But let’s be clear: the public school parents have not bought into the Bloomberg education reform movement.’
…Ms. Rhee and Mr. Klein have a confrontational history with teachers’ unions. But some charter school leaders and other advocates have spoken of the need to lower the temperature of the debate and have turned their focus inward on improving their own schools.
‘Folks are genuinely looking for opportunities to make peace and not war,’ Mr. Canada said. ‘And I think that’s terrific. But someone has to make war.’”
‘Folks are genuinely looking for opportunities to make peace and not war,’ Mr. Canada said. ‘And I think that’s terrific. But someone has to make war.’”