School Reform Movement Hijacked!

Dear Commons Community,

Speaking before an audience of about 2,000 members of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, its president, made the point that school reform in this country has been “hijacked” by those who blame all of our education ills on teachers. She called for more activism on the part of AFT members to fight back particularly in states like Wisconsin and New Jersey where political leaders take every opportunity to blast teachers.

I believe we need to be more active in fighting attacks on the profession and exposing not just politicians but others especially in the business community and in corporate-affiliated foundations that have promulgated that “the teachers are the problem”.

Tony

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