Rothstein Considers the First Teacher Strike Against Corporate Education Reform's Notion of Accountability
From Economic Policy Institute by Richard Rothstein:
Teacher accountability and the Chicago teachers strike
Posted September 14, 2012 at 9:56 am by RICHARD ROTHSTEIN
It was bound to happen, whether in Chicago or elsewhere. What is surprising about the Chicago teachers’ strike is that something like this did not happen sooner.
The strike represents the first open rebellion of teachers nationwide over efforts to evaluate, punish and reward them based on their students’ scores on standardized tests of low-level basic skills in math and reading. Teachers’ discontent has been simmering now for a decade, but it took a well-organized union to give that discontent practical expression. For those who have doubts about why teachers need
