Michelle Rhee & ALEC: joined at birth
Written by Karoli for Crooks and Liars. Read the entire post here.
“Let’s have a look at the parallels between Michelle Rhee’s priorities and ALEC’s.
“Let’s have a look at the parallels between Michelle Rhee’s priorities and ALEC’s.
- ALEC and Rhee support teacher evaluations in which fifty percent of the total score is comprised of student test scores, the implementation of “mutual consent” transfer policies, and the weakening of teacher tenure (Rhee calls for its elimination);
- ALEC and Rhee support Parent Trigger legislation;
- ALEC and Rhee back alternatives to traditional teacher certification;
- ALEC promotes vouchers through means-tested eligibility or universally. Rhee favors means-tested vouchers but has not yet spoken in favor of universal vouchers;
- ALEC supports more charter schools and looser restrictions on charter authorizers. Rhee calls for lifting of charter school caps and less restrictive charter regulations (e.g. her bill currently being pushed in Missouri, HB 1228.)
- ALEC’s bill prohibits collective bargaining in its entirety. While not in complete agreement with ALEC, Rhee calls forlimiting collective bargaining, to areas of professional development and wages.
- ALEC actively promotes virtual school legislation. Rhee supported Senate Bill 904, which ‘would facilitate the creation and continued operation of Pennsylvania’s charter and cyber charter schools.’“
