Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Autocrat Rahm draws a line in the sand on test-based evaluation

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Autocrat Rahm draws a line in the sand on test-based evaluation:

Autocrat Rahm draws a line in the sand on test-based evaluation

by Mike Klonsky

 

Whitney Young H.S. teachers are hanging tough. So far, the teachers have won overwhelming community support.. Latest polls show 47% support CTU and only 39% for the mayor.     (CTU pic)

It appears this morning that our autocrat mayor has decided to stonewall the negotiations. While he's moved on compensation issues but he's refusing to even discuss teacher evaluation and the power of principals to hire and fire teachers at will.

Rahm is operating here without the benefit of knowing much about education. He's that just-right combination of street-thug ward politician and Wall St. hustler who thinks that because he believes something to be true, he has the right (power) to force it on the public. First case in point was his notion that more seat time in school