Jeb Bush’s ‘Chiefs for Change’ attack Weingarten for something she didn’t say:
by Valerie Strauss
Randi Weingarten (AFT)
How’s this for a trick: Jeb Bush’s “Chiefs for Change,” a group of former and current state education superintendents, have attacked American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten for something she didn’t say — without even mentioning her name!
She slapped them back.
Here’s what happened:
A few weeks ago, Weingarten called for a moratorium on the consequences of high-stakes testing because new standardized assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards are unfairly being given to students before teachers have had time to properly absorb and create curriculum around the standards.
In fact, Weingarten has been a supporter of Common Core, but decided that a moratorium was necessary because implementation has been rushed and the initiative is likely to fail if not done well.
Let’s get this straight: Weingarten didn’t argue (as testing experts do) that using student standardized test scores to evaluate teachers and principals is wrong because the results are not reliable. She didn’t call for a permanent ban. She asked for a
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