Departing NEA president blasts ‘incredible onslaught of corporate reformers’ — including Michelle Rhee
National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel delivered his final keynote speech at the 2014 Representative Assembly of the nation’s largest teachers union, blasting Michelle Rhee and other corporate school reformers, and urging the organization’s more than 3 million members to work to change the course of education. “Proceed until apprehended!” he urged. Van Roekel,who […]
All Week @ The Answer Sheet 7-5-14
The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer SheetWhy many Democrats have turned against teachers unionsFor years now it’s been clear that Democrats have splintered over the issue of corporate school reform. President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan have been leaders of the movement to transform public schools through standardized-test-based “accountability” and the expansion of charter school