This Week In Education: Teachers: Strike Threat Blocks Reform, Say IL Reformers

This Week In Education: Teachers: Strike Threat Blocks Reform, Say IL Reformers

Teachers: Strike Threat Blocks Reform, Say IL Reformers

by Alexander Russo

What's the main obstacle to reforming our schools? In Illinois, it's the threat of a strike, apparently. That's the gist of fast-track reform legislation that has the AFT alarmed enough to send out an email urging legislators to oppose it (and the state supe asking for a slowdown). What's the big deal? The legislation (PDF draft here courtesy of State School News) includes pretty much every reformy idea out there: revamping tenure, layoff, and certification rules, plus

Quotes: Walking To Football Game & Doing Calculus

by Alexander Russo

People would have been marching down to the stadium, they would have walked and they would have been doing calculus on the way down. -- PA Gov Ed Rendell upset over cancellation of Sunday night football game because of weather.